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The work makes it possible to tell the story of the fusion of genomes that gave rise to the world’s most consumed species, as well as identifying genes responsible for resistance to rust and other diseases. Coffee is one of the world’s most traded commodities, and Coffea arabica is the most widel
From Ancient Roots to Future Brews: Unveiling Coffee s Prehistoric Genome scitechdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scitechdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While some 70% of the world’s coffee production is Arabica, the species has a low tolerance to rising temperatures and disease. Nestlé has developed a high quality Arabica reference genome – which is now a publicly available database – as part of the mission to find more climate-resilient plants.