The complete telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of lettuce  

作　　者：Ke Wang Jingyun Jin Jingxuan Wang Xinrui Wang Jie Sun Dian Meng Xiangfeng Wang Yong Wang Li Guo 

机构地区：[1]Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences,Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang,Shandong 261325,China [2]College of Life Sciences,Shandong Agricultural University,Tai’an,Shandong 271018,China

出　　处：《Plant Communications》2024年第10期8-11,共4页植物通讯（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Key R&D Program of Shandong Province(ZR202211070163);the Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong Province(ZR2023JQ010);L.G.is also supported by the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province。

摘　　要：Dear Editor,Lettuce(Lactuca sativa L.)is an annual plant of the Asteraceae family,commonly used as a fresh-cut vegetable and a primary ingredient in salads.It is rich in vitamins,minerals,polyphenols,and carotenoids,providing numerous health benefits.In 2021,lettuce achieved a gross production value of$16.6 billion worldwide,with China,the United States,and Western Europe as leading lettuce producers(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,2023).

关 键 词：LET VITAMIN BENEFITS 

分 类 号：Q94[生物学—植物学]