The effort to determine the nucleotide sequence of a plant genome has one technical hurdle relative to other genomic efforts. The range of plant genome size is very large extending from approximately the same size as the genome of many small animals through more than five times as large as the human genome for many of the domesticated crops to almost forty times as large as the human genome for some ornamental flowers. Despite this hurdle a number of plant genomes have been sequenced. Due to the significant impact that knowledge of genome sequence has been shown to have on dissection of plant biology, the genome sequences of more organisms are expected to be completed. The list of plant sequencing projects in this page includes those that have reached the stage where active sequence determination is currently producing, or is expected to produce in the near future, GenBank accessions toward the goal of determining the sequence of that plant genome. A page of all the land plants for which a group has publicly stated the desire to determine the nucleotide sequence for the organism is available elsewhere.

Within Completed Large-Scale Sequencing Projects and Genetic Mapping Projects the number of available maps for a particular organism is indicated by the integer within brackets preceding the Linnaean binomial name of the organism. For Completed Large-Scale Sequencing Projects and In-progress Large-Scale Sequencing Projects the organism name links to the overview page for the organism in Entrez GenomeProject while in Genetic Maps the organism name links to the MapView overview page for that organism. The MapView of a particular chromosome or organelle is accessed by following the link for that chromosome or organelle. For the Large-Scale EST Sequencing Projects group, the organism name links to the taxonomy page at NCBI. For those organisms that have at least 40,000 ESTs in GenBank, NCBI prepares a BLASTable database of these and provides a link to the resource on this page.

• Open a new window with the Keygene nomenclature for AFLP® primers
• Go to the multi-species plant genome map search:
• • search across all maps
  • search across dicot maps
  • search across monocot maps
• Go to the customized plant genome BLAST
• This BLAST database includes three datasets:
  • GenBank sequences derived from nucleic acid used to identify mapped genetic loci in genetic maps of Avena sativa (oat), Glycine max (soybean), Hordeum vulgare (barley), Oryza sativa (rice), Solanum lycopersicum (tomato), Triticum aestivum (wheat), and Zea mays (corn)
  • The two collections of contigs developed by the Chinese WGS endeavors
  • The whole-genome material for the Arabidopsis thaliana genome and the Oryza sativa genome
• Go to PlantEST BLAST
• This is a collection of organism-specific BLAST databases of the ESTs for those organisms with:
  • more than 40,000 EST submissions
  • genetic maps visible in MapViewer regardless of the number of EST submissions

Completed Large-Scale Sequencing Projects

[15] Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)

5 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, plastid, mitochondrion

Glycine max (soybean)

20 chromosomes: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1a, D1b, D2, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, plastid, mitochondrion

Medicago truncatula (barrel medic)

8 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 plastid, mitochondrion

[11] Oryza sativa (rice)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid , mitochondrion, mitochondrial plasmid B1, mitochondrial plasmid B2

[5] Populus trichocarpa (black cottonwood)

19 chromosomes: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, plastid, mitochondrion

Sorghum bicolor

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[17] Vitis vinifera (wine grape)

19 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, plastid, mitochondrion

Zea mays (corn)

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion, mitochondrial 1.9 kb plasmid

In-progress Large-Scale Sequencing Projects - funded, genome sequence expected in GenBank

Brachypodium distachyon

5 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, plastid, mitochondrion

Carica papaya (papaya)

9 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, plastid, mitochondrion

Lotus japonicus (lotus)

6 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, plastid, mitochondrion

Manihot esculenta (cassava)

20 chromosomes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, plastid, mitochondrion

Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

Solanum tuberosum (potato)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

Genetic Maps

[1] Aegilops longissima (diploid wheat)

7 chromosomes: 1S^l, 2S^l, 3S^l, 4S^l, 5S^l, 6S^l, 7S^l, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Aegilops tauschi (diploid progenitor of wheat D genome)

7 chromosomes: 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 7D, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Aegilops umbellulata (diploid wheat)

7 chromosomes: 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, 5U, 6U, 7U, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Allium cepa (onion)

8 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Apium graveolens (celery)

11 chromosomes: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Arabidopsis lyrata

8 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Asparagus officinalis (garden asparagus)

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Avena sativa (oat)

7 chromosomes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Beta vulgaris (beet)

9 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Brassica juncea (Indian mustard)

18 chromosomes: LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4, LG5, LG6, LG7, LG8, LG9, LG10, LG11, LG12, LG13, LG14, LG15, LG16, LG17, LG18, plastid, mitochondrion

[6] Brassica napus (oilseed rape)

19 chromosomes: N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N16, N17, N18, N19, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Brassica nigra (black mustard)

8 chromosomes: LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4, LG5, LG6, LG7, LG8, plastid, mitochondrion

[5] Brassica oleracea

9 chromosomes: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Brassica rapa (field mustard)

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Camellia sinensis (tea)

15 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, plastid, mitochondrion

[11] Capsicum annuum (pepper)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Citrus maxima (pomelo orange)

9 chromosomes: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Corylus avellana (hazelnut)

11 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Daucus carota (carrot)

9 chromosomes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Eleusine coracana (finger millet)

18 chromosomes: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Eragrostis tef (tef)

20 chromosomes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue)

7 chromosomes: 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F, 5F, 6F, 7F, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Fragaria vesca x Fragaria nubicola (diploid strawberry)

7 chromosomes: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Glycine max (soybean)

20 chromosomes: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1a, D1b, D2, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

17 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Hevea brasiliensis (latex rubber tree)

18 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Hordeum bulbosum

7 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, plastid, mitochondrion

[21] Hordeum vulgare (barley)

7 chromosomes: 1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Lablab purpureus

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Lens culinaris (lentil)

7 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Limnanthes alba (meadowfoam)

5 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass)

7 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, plastid, mitochondrion

[5] Lotus japonicus (lotus)

6 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Lupinus angustifolius

20 chromosomes: LG01, LG02, LG03, LG04, LG05, LG06, LG07, LG08, LG09, LG10, LG11, LG12, LG13, LG14, LG15, LG16, LG17, LG18, LG19, LG20, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Manihot esculenta (cassava)

20 chromosomes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, plastid, mitochondrion

[4] Medicago sativa (alfalfa)

8 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, plastid, mitochondrion

[5] Medicago truncatula (barrel medic)

8 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)

24 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, plastid, mitochondrion

[15] Oryza sativa (rice)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion, mitochondrial plasmid B1, mitochondrial plasmid B2

[5] Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet)

7 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, plastid, mitochondrion

[5] Phaseolus vulgaris (cultivated bean)

11 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, plastid, mitochondrion

[7] Prunus armeniaca (apricot)

8 chromosomes: G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, plastid, mitochondrion

[6] Prunus dulcis (almond)

8 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Prunus persica (peach)

8 chromosomes: G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Prunus dulcis x Prunus persica (peach - almond hybrid)

8 chromosomes: G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Prunus persica x nectarine (peach - nectarine hybrid)

8 chromosomes: G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Pyrus communis L. (European pear)

17 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Pyrus pyrifolia. (Japanese pear)

17 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Quercus robur (pedunculate oak)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[4] Rosa multiflora (rose)

7 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Rubus idaeus (red raspberry)

8 chromosomes: G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Salix viminalis (willow)

19 chromosomes: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, plastid, mitochondrion

[9] Secale cereale (rye)

7 chromosomes: 1R, 2R, 3R, 4R, 5R, 6R, 7R, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Setaria italica (foxtail millet)

9 chromosomes: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Silene vulgaris

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Solanum lycopersicoides (wild nightshade)

11 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, plastid, mitochondrion

[13] Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Solanum melongena (eggplant)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Solanum peruvianum (Peruvian tomato)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[4] Solanum tuberosum (potato)

12 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, plastid, mitochondrion

[11] Sorghum bicolor

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Theobroma cacao (cocoa)

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Trifolium pratense (red clover)

7 chromosomes: LG1, LG2, LG3, LG4, LG5, LG6, LG7, plastid, mitochondrion

[14] Triticum aestivum (bread wheat)

21 chromosomes: 1A, 1B, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2D, 3A, 3B, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5A, 5B, 5D, 6A, 6B, 6D, 7A, 7B, 7D, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Triticum monococcum (diploid cultivated wheat)

7 chromosomes: 1^m, 2^m, 3^m, 4^m, 5^m, 6^m, 7^m, plastid, mitochondrion

[2] Triticum turgidum (poulard wheat)

14 chromosomes: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, plastid, mitochondrion

[17] Vitis vinifera (wine grape)

19 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Vigna angularis (azuki bean)

11 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Vigna radiata (mungbean)

11 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, plastid, mitochondrion

[1] Vigna umbellata

11 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, plastid, mitochondrion

[3] Vigna unguiculata (cowpea)

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion

[16] Zea mays (corn)

10 chromosomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, plastid, mitochondrion, mitochondrial 1.9 kb plasmid