The scientific revolution that started with the human-genome sequencing project, carried out with first-generation sequencing technology, has initiated other sequencing projects, including those for plant species. Different technologies have been developed together with the second- and third-generation sequencing platforms called “next-generation” sequencing. | Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Review Article Turk J Agric For (2015) 39: 361-376 © TÜBİTAK doi: Sequencing of plant genomes – a review 1 2 3 Mine TÜRKTAŞ , Kuaybe YÜCEBİLGİLİ KURTOĞLU , Gabriel DORADO , 4 5 1, Baohong ZHANG , Pilar HERNANDEZ , Turgay ÜNVER * 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain 4 Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA 5 Institute for Sustainable Agriculture-National Research Council (IAS-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: The scientific revolution that started with the human-genome sequencing project, carried out with first-generation sequencing technology, has initiated other sequencing projects, including those for plant species. Different technologies have been developed together with the second- and third-generation sequencing platforms called “next-generation” sequencing. This review deals with the most relevant second-generation sequencing platforms, advanced analysis tools, and sequenced plant genomes. To date, a number of plant genomes have been sequenced, with many more projected for the near future. Using the new techniques and developed advanced bioinformatics tools, several studies including both plant genomics and transcriptomics were carried out. Likewise, completion of reference genome sequences and high-throughput resequencing projects presented opportunities to better understand the genomic nature of plants and accelerated the process of crop improvement. Modern sequencing and bioinformatics approaches have led to overcome .
