Whole genome sequencing of teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) in Thailand

A reference genome was constructed for a teak tree using Illumina sequencing from pair-end (library insert sizes 200, 350, 500 bp) and mate-pair (target sizes 5 and 10 kb) fragment libraries. In addition, 10 other samples of teak growing in natural populations in Thailand were sequenced as well as 3 trees from an Indian origin growing in a provenance trial. Annotation of protein coding regions was done de novo and with the help of publicly available transcriptome data.