Description

Cenchrus purpureus, synonym Pennisetum purpureum, also known as Napier grass, elephant grass or Uganda grass, is a species of perennial tropical grass native to the African grasslands. It has low water and nutrient requirements, and therefore can make use of otherwise uncultivated lands. Historically, this wild species has been used primarily for grazing, recently, however, it has been used as part of a push–pull agricultural pest management strategy. Napier grasses improve soil fertility, and protect arid land from soil erosion. It is also utilized for firebreaks, windbreaks, in paper pulp production and most recently to produce bio-oil, biogas and charcoal.

Whole Genomes

Whole Genome Sequences & Annotations for Cenchrus purpureus

• Cenchrus purpureus gwh_assembly Elephant grass cv. Purple

S genes

Cenchrus purpureus gwh_assembly Elephant grass cv. Purple S genes

Query	Chromosome	Size(bp)	Coordinates	tBLASTn Hit	tBLASTn %ID	Domain
DUF247I-S	GWHAORA00000012	106417498	67422643-67424331	Ecrus-galli	60	DUF247
DUF247II-SΨ	GWHAORA00000012	106417498	67762161-67762466	Ttriandra	64	DUF247
HPS10-S	GWHAORA00000012	106417498	67464499-67464667, 67464777-67464895	EophiuroidesS1	60	-
DUF247II-Z	GWHAORA00000014	66044712	60057475-60059106	LpZDUF247-II_chromosome2	65	DUF247
HPS10-Z1	GWHAORA00000014	66044712	60055693-60055858, 60055925-60056037	LmsZ_scaffold1905	39	-
HPS10-Z2	GWHAORA00000014	66044712	60173403-60173568, 60173635-60173750	LmsZ_scaffold1905	37	-

Downloads

The Cenchrus purpureus S gene sequences are available in FASTA format.

CDS and Protein (FASTA file)

S-gene_Cenchrus_purpureus

Publications

Yan Q, Wu F, Xu P, Sun Z, Li J, Gao L, Lu L, Chen D, Muktar M, Jones C, Yi X, Zhang J. The elephant grass (Cenchrus purpureus) genome provides insights into anthocyanidin accumulation and fast growth. Mol Ecol Resour. 2021 Feb;21(2):526-542. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13271.

Zhang S, Xia Z, Li C, Wang X, Lu X, Zhang W, Ma H, Zhou X, Zhang W, Zhu T, Liu P, Liu G, Wang W, Xia T. Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into speciation of allotetraploid and massive biomass accumulation of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.). Mol Ecol Resour. 2022 Aug;22(6):2363-2378. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13612.

Xing L, Wang M, He Q, Zhang H, Liang H, Zhou Q, Liu Y, Liu Z, Wang Y, Du C, Xiao Y, Liu J, Li W, Liu G, Du H. Differential subgenome expression underlies biomass accumulation in allotetraploid Pennisetum giganteum. BMC Biol. 2023 Jul 21;21(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12915-023-01643-w.