PubMed · 14078894
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M WOOD. 1963. THE PHOENIX.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14078894/
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BACKGROUND: Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), the world's most land-efficient oil crop, underpins global vegetable oil supply yet faces mounting constraints from limited expansion, climate stress, and disease pressure. These challenges highlight the urgent need for genomic resources that capture species-wide diversity to support sustainable improvement. While recent reference assemblies have advanced trait discovery, single linear genomes fail to represent the full spectrum of structural and gene-content variation, limiting resolution of agronomic alleles. RESULTS: Here, we constructed a graph-based pan-genome from 30 diverse oil palm assemblies representing wild, semi-domesticated, and commercial accessions. We characterized structural variants, gene presence-absence variation, and copy-number gains, with focusing on functional stratification and resistance gene dynamics. The graph-based pan-genome revealed extensive structural and gene-content variation, including a large conserved core, complemented by shell and unique fractions enriched or biased toward regulatory, stress-responsive, and defense-related functions. Structural variation and duplication-derived copy-number gains contributed substantially to gene-content diversity, with semi-domesticated accessions exhibiting the greatest variability. Resistance gene repertoires showed contrasting patterns: receptor-like kinases remained comparatively stable, whereas the CNL subclass of NLR genes contributed disproportionately to shell-genome variation and duplication-associated turnover. CONCLUSIONS: This graph-based pan-genome provides a curated multi-assembly reference and comparative framework for oil palm genomics. By capturing structural variants, gene-content variations, copy-number gains, and resistance gene dynamics across domestication gradients, it establishes a foundation for future pan-GWAS analysis, functional genomics, and molecular breeding strategies aimed at improving resilience and productivity in this globally important crop.
The mineral ion composition of six different cultivars of Bahraini dates palm (Phoenix dactylifera) seeds (Khalas, Murzban, Khunaizi, Khawajah, Khasaib Asfor, and Khaseeb) were analyzed using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (AA and ICPS). Murzban was found to contain the higher mineral ion content. The essential bulk metal ions in the six cultivars were found to be dominant, where [K+] was the highest and [Ca2+] was the lowest. The decreasing order of essential trace metal ion concentrations is Fe2+ > Mn2+ > Zn2+. Lead ion content was found to be higher than cadmium ion as metal ion pollutant. Mineral ion contents of Bahraini date palm seeds and those of imported coffee grain and barley were studied, because date palm seeds, coffee grain, and barley are used for coffee drinks.
DNA isolation from plants is sometimes difficult due to the existence of high levels of endogenous phenolics, polysaccharides, or other substances that may interfere with DNA extraction. Theobroma cacao produces high levels of anthocyanins in young leaves. These plant polyphenols can interfere with DNA isolation. After examination of various procedures for DNA isolation, two commercial isolation procedures have proved to be repeatedly successful using these types of plants, the D(2) BioTechnologies DNA X-tract Plus kit and the Qiagen DNeasy Plant System DNA kit. These commercial kits were chosen for their speed and ease over the CTAB procedure, which is more labor intensive. All protocols assessed yielded DNA suitable for AFLP or SSR procedures. An additional factor in DNA extraction efficiency is the degree of cell breakage, which may be more difficult with the highly fibrous leaf tissue that is found in many monocots, including date palm. Two commercially produced pieces of equipment were tested and, for cacao, both resulted in template DNA yielding amplification product in AFLP or SSR fingerprinting. However, for the fibrous date palm leaf, the larger FastPrep homogenizer consistently yielded DNA that generated higher signals when amplified than did the smaller Disruptor Genie.