supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.31971753,81703657);Key Project at Central Government Level:the Ability Establishment of Sustainable Use for Valuable Chinese Medicine Resources(2060302);the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Non-profit Scientific Institution of China(Y2017XM06,ZZ13-YQ-085);the Key Science and Technology Program of Biotechnology and Medicine of Sichuan Province(2018NZDZX0001);the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB138705).
Coix is a grass crop domesticated as early as the Neolithic era.It is still widely cultivated for both highly nutritional food and medicinal use.However,the genetic study and breeding of this crop are hindered by the ...