Chloroplast genome of Prunus campanulata ‘Fei han’ (Rosaceae), a new cultivar in the modern cherry breeding

Abstract

In the ornamental plant breeding, breeders always use distant hybridization to create new cultivars. Recent sequencing technology helps obtaining high-quality chloroplast genomes, which benefits the line breeding of plants as the super-barcodes. Herein, we established the complete chloroplast genome of Prunus campanulata 'Fei han' to lay a foundation in the future genetic comparison and modification. The 157,919 bp chloroplast genome presented a large single copy (LSC) region of 85,929 bp and a small single copy (SSC) region of 19,118 bp, separated by two inverted repeat (IRs) regions of 26,436 bp. The overall GC content was 36.72%, and SSC component show a lower GC percentage of 30.22, and same IR region of 42.53% G þ C with other cherry cultivars. A total of 116 CDSs were found, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. As expected, Prunus campanulata 'Fei han' was close to Prunus campanulata within the subsection Cerasus from phylogenetic analysis This chloroplast genome announcement of the Prunus campanulata 'Fei han' could embody light on the artificial breeding in the Cerasus with luxuriant genetic messages. ARTICLE HISTORY