Summary
Abbreviation
Musa textilis (Abaca)
Genus
Musa
Species
textilis
Common Name
Abaca
Description

Musa textilis ‘Abaca’ (10.18730/9J98W) is an important industrial crop cultivated mainly in Philippines, Ecuador and Costa Rica (TT, belongs to section Australimusa). Abaca fibers are considered as one of the strongest among natural fibers, a highly valued agro-based biodegradable material with superior mechanical properties, and nowadays are extensively applied to textile, paper products and multiple automotive products.

The basic chromosome number is x=10 (2n=2x=20). This genome assembly was generated by integrating PacBio CLR, Illumina and Hi-C sequencing techniques.

This project was led by the Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Infraspecific Taxon
cultivar Abaca
Organism Image
Analyses
NameProgramDate Constructed
Whole Genome Assembly and Annotation of Musa textilis abacaMJun 29th, 2023