Planta. 2022 Jan 11;255(2):35. doi: 10.1007/s00425-022-03821-6.

SorghumBase: a web-based portal for sorghum genetic information and community advancement.

Planta

Nicholas Gladman, Andrew Olson, Sharon Wei, Kapeel Chougule, Zhenyuan Lu, Marcela Tello-Ruiz, Ivar Meijs, Peter Van Buren, Yinping Jiao, Bo Wang, Vivek Kumar, Sunita Kumari, Lifang Zhang, John Burke, Junping Chen, Gloria Burow, Chad Hayes, Yves Emendack, Zhanguo Xin, Doreen Ware

PMID: 35015132 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03821-6

Abstract

MAIN CONCLUSION: SorghumBase provides a community portal that integrates genetic, genomic, and breeding resources for sorghum germplasm improvement. Public research and development in agriculture rely on proper data and resource sharing within stakeholder communities. For plant breeders, agronomists, molecular biologists, geneticists, and bioinformaticians, centralizing desirable data into a user-friendly hub for crop systems is essential for successful collaborations and breakthroughs in germplasm development. Here, we present the SorghumBase web portal ( https://www.sorghumbase.org ), a resource for the sorghum research community. SorghumBase hosts a wide range of sorghum genomic information in a modular framework, built with open-source software, to provide a sustainable platform. This initial release of SorghumBase includes: (1) five sorghum reference genome assemblies in a pan-genome browser; (2) genetic variant information for natural diversity panels and ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-induced mutant populations; (3) search interface and integrated views of various data types; (4) links supporting interconnectivity with other repositories including genebank, QTL, and gene expression databases; and (5) a content management system to support access to community news and training materials. SorghumBase offers sorghum investigators improved data collation and access that will facilitate the growth of a robust research community to support genomics-assisted breeding.

© 2022. This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply.

Keywords: Breeding; Genetic; Genomic; Molecular; Resource; Sorghum

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Publication Types

• Journal Article

Grant support

• 8062-21000-041-00D/Agricultural Research Service
• S10OD028632-01/NH/NIH HHS/United States