Five improved sesame reference genomes and genome resequencing unveil the contribution of structural variants to genetic diversity and yield‐related traits variation.

This study presented five high-quality chromosome-level reference genomes and identified SVs for the sesame natural population. Keywords: Sesamum indicium; Structural variation; GWAS; Yield; Plant architecture EN Sesamum indicium Structural variation GWAS Yield Plant architecture 1722 1724 3 08/23/23 20230901 NES 230901 Sesame ( I Sesamum indicum i ) is an old and important oilseed crop that provides humans with high-quality oils and numerous health-promoting compounds. Five improved sesame reference genomes and genome resequencing unveil the contribution of structural variants to genetic diversity and yield-related traits variation. [Extracted from the article]