Sequencing and assembling genomes and chromosomes of cereal crops

Abstract

Next generation sequencing (NGS) and assembly are key pieces in the success of cereal crops genomes sequencing. One interesting strategy for reducing the complexity in large genomes, the case of several cereal crops, is the sequencing of individual chromosomes. This has been done with success by flow cytometric chromosome sorting followed by sequencing using available next generation (high throughput) sequencing platforms. In this chapter, methodologies for sequencing and assembly of flow sorted chromosomes and whole genomes in cereal crops, with special emphasis on the case of the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), are reviewed.