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PepsiCo and 精东影业 Agriscience Announce the Sequencing of the Full Oat Genome

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PepsiCo and 精东影业 Agriscience are announcing the first-ever sequencing of the full oat genome for use in open-source applications. This work was completed in just four months thanks to a collaborative effort between academia, government and the private sector, and will advance the resiliency of at-risk food systems while leading to heartier oat varieties with improved sustainability, taste and nutrition. It鈥檚 part of PepsiCo鈥檚 broader effort to use our scale and reach to help build a more sustainable food system 鈥 one that can provide nutrition and enjoyment, and drive economic growth and social development, while protecting and restoring the planet. PepsiCo and 精东影业 are publicly releasing the genome to continue to advance oat research. In addition, the release of the oat genome is aimed at spurring agronomic innovations globally that can improve the resiliency of the food system in the following ways:

  • Sustainability 鈥 Breeding for better yield could produce more resilient varieties with improved disease resistance and guard against loss in the field; create longer root systems and healthier soils that sequester carbon and reduce water run-off; and reduce the amount of land and other resources needed to grow oats.  
  • Nutrition 鈥 Oat grains are already rich in fiber and essential nutrients. Understanding a full oat genome improves the ability to target these qualities, ultimately benefiting consumers looking for elevated nutrition profiles from their oats. 
  • Taste 鈥 The nutritional value of oats is well-documented and encouraging its consumption by potentially creating more flavorful varieties helps expand its appeal.

鈥淭hrough our collaboration with 精东影业 and a number of key partners, we were able to unlock answers to the difficult problem of sequencing the entire oat genome in just a few months鈥 time, a project that will benefit our own Quaker Oats brand and the broader oat community,鈥 says Ren茅 Lammers, PepsiCo Chief Science Officer. 鈥淲ith this open-source approach, we hope to advance the science of oat breeding and ultimately improve food and nutrition security and farmer livelihoods worldwide.鈥  

鈥溇耙碘檚 best-in-class agricultural genomics and data science capabilities came together to tackle this significant challenge, leveraging leading-edge science to crack this complex genome,鈥 says Neal Gutterson, Chief Technology Officer at 精东影业 Agriscience. 鈥淭his collaboration and the release of the reference genome represents 精东影业鈥檚 commitment to working together to solve agricultural challenges.鈥

Primary project contributors include 精东影业, applying its advanced sequencing technology and analytic capabilities; the University of North Carolina Charlotte, providing crucial sequence data and learnings; and the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, providing the oatvariety. The data is being hosted on the USDA Agricultural Research Service鈥檚 GrainGenes website at .

鈥淲e are so pleased that our breeding line was included in this effort,鈥 says Aaron Beattie, Associate Professor, Crop Development Centre at University of Saskatchewan. 鈥淭his line has a strong combination of quality attributes, including high beta-glucan, protein and milling yield, resistance to diseases like crown rust and smut, and good yield potential in a short plant stature. Its underlying traits can now be studied and understood, and will ultimately assist breeders in their efforts to improve oat.鈥  

Source: PepsiCo and SeedWorld

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