The chromosome-level genome assembly of Malus robusta (Rosales: Rosaceae) (opens in new tab)

Malus robusta Rehd. is widely used as an apple rootstock owing to its strong cold tolerance and desirable rootstock traits. Here, we report Haplotype-resolved, chromosome-level genome assemblies of the cultivar M. robusta, generated using an integrated strategy combining PacBio HiFi sequencing, Hi-C data, and Ultra-long ONT data. Two phased assemblies were produced, with HapA spanning 628.38 Mb and a contig N50 of 36.35 Mb, and HapB spanning 664.60 Mb with a contig N50 of 39.05 Mb. Repetitive...