Helong Zhang

The paper presents the genome of purple-red spinach and identifies a key gene involved in betalain biosynthesis, providing insights for molecular breeding and understanding color regulation.

The paper reports genome assemblies of two wild Spinacia species and identifies sex chromosome turnover, including a Y-linked region and a duplicated Y-duplicated region.

The paper reports genome assemblies of two wild spinach progenitors and identifies structural variants and introgression events associated with spinach domestication.

The paper assembles and analyzes the genomes of female and male spinach to study sex determination mechanisms, identifying key features of the sex chromosomes.