Description

Digitaria exilis, referred to as findi or fundi in areas of Africa, such as The Gambia, with English common names white fonio, fonio millet, and hungry rice or acha rice, is a grass species. It is the most important of a diverse group of wild and domesticated Digitaria species known as fonio that are harvested in the savannas of West Africa. The grains are very small. It has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable use of the land. Despite its valuable characteristics and widespread cultivation, fonio has generally received limited research and development attention, which is also why the species is sometimes referred to as an underutilized crop.

Whole Genomes

Whole Genome Sequences & Annotations for Digitaria exilis

• Digitaria exilis CM05836_v1.1

S genes

Digitaria exilis CM05836_v1.1 S genes

Query	Chromosome	Size(bp)	Coordinates	tBLASTn Hit	tBLASTn %ID	Domain
DUF247I-Z1	Dexi_CM05836_07A	32066569	29635679-29637133	LpZDUF247-I_chromosome2	59	DUF247
DUF247I-Z2	Dexi_CM05836_07B	29094342	26600095-26601711	LpZDUF247-I_chromosome2	61	DUF247
DUF247II-Z1Ψ	Dexi_CM05836_07A	32066569	29641688-29642077	Sspontaneum	69	DUF247
DUF247II-Z2Ψ	Dexi_CM05836_07B	29094342	26604431-26605375	AlongiglumisDUF247II-Z	60	DUF247
HPS10-Z1	Dexi_CM05836_07A	32066569	29639971-29640124, 29640229-29640332	Lperrieri	33	-
HPS10-Z2	Dexi_CM05836_07B	29094342	26603024-26603127, 26603209-26603392	AerianthaHPS10-Z	50	-

Downloads

The Digitaria exilis S gene sequences are available in FASTA format.

CDS and Protein (FASTA file)

S-gene_Digitaria_exilis

Publications

Abrouk M, Ahmed HI, Cubry P, Šimoníková D, Cauet S, Pailles Y, Bettgenhaeuser J, Gapa L, Scarcelli N, Couderc M, Zekraoui L, Kathiresan N, Čížková J, Hřibová E, Doležel J, Arribat S, Bergès H, Wieringa JJ, Gueye M, Kane NA, Leclerc C, Causse S, Vancoppenolle S, Billot C, Wicker T, Vigouroux Y, Barnaud A, Krattinger SG. Fonio millet genome unlocks African orphan crop diversity for agriculture in a changing climate. Nat Commun. 2020 Sep 8;11(1):4488. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18329-4.

Wang X, Chen S, Ma X, Yssel AEJ, Chaluvadi SR, Johnson MS, Gangashetty P, Hamidou F, Sanogo MD, Zwaenepoel A, Wallace J, Van de Peer Y, Bennetzen JL, Van Deynze A. Genome sequence and genetic diversity analysis of an under-domesticated orphan crop, white fonio (Digitaria exilis). Gigascience. 2021 Mar 12;10(3):giab013. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giab013.