Assembly and Annotation of a Draft Genome of the Medicinal Plant Polygonum cuspidatum
Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed, also known as Huzhang in Chinese), a plant that produces bioactive components such as stilbenes and quinones, has long been recognized as important in traditional Chinese herbal medicine.To better understand the biological features of this plant and to gain genetic insight into the biosynthesis of its natura