PeanutBase: A Resource for Peanut Genetic, Genomic, and Trait Information

PeanutBase (http://peanutbase.org) is a web portal for researchers in peanut genetics, genomics and cultivar development. The genomes of the two wild progenitors of cultivated peanut, A. duranensis and A. ipaensis, have recently been sequenced and are served from PeanutBase as sequence data for download and as annotated genomes in its browsers along with gene models from related legumes like soybean and common bean. The mapping of molecular markers from various Arachis species, including cultivated peanut, to these genomes has enabled integration of trait information with genomic data. Trait data is being collected and curated from QTL studies and is available at PeanutBase and viewable on interactive maps. We have also compiled Marker Assisted Selection information for some of the important traits and plan to involve experts from the community to continue developing this resource. PeanutBase is concurrently developed with Legume Information System (http://legumeinfo.org) and benefits from the rich orthologous genetic and genomic resources available from this knowledge base such as traits in other crop legumes and gene family based annotations. Peanutbase will serve the genomic data of cultivated peanut as it becomes available. Future efforts involve integration of disparate resources for trait genetics such as information on breeding lines, germplasm accessions, their phenotypic data by working with the community. The website is based on Drupal with the GMOD's Chado database schema served via the Tripal web interface. PeanutBase was started in April 2013 at Iowa State University with funding from The Peanut Foundation and in-kind contributions from USDA-ARS.