The genome sequencing and assembly of Cyperus esculentus K-17
Cyperus esculentus, commonly known as tiger nut, is an annual grass-like plant native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is also present in cooler regions. The underground tubers are globular in shape and are edible. Tubers for Cyperus esculentus were obtained from N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). This study reports an assembly for tiger nut using Illumina short reads.