AgronGalaxy: A Web-Based Server for Mining SNP Markers Using Reduced Representation Library

After modern technology of sequencing makes it efficient and affordable to obtain a tremendous amount of molecular markers in the crop genome, the bioinformatics analysis becomes the challenge of molecular breeding. A handful of bioinformatics tools/software are available to interpret the sequencing results into usable molecular markers for breeding. However, without proper training in computing skills and/or adequate computing hardware capacity are the major obstacles for the breeders to access the sequencing results. Supported by Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan, we have maintained an analytic platform, named AgronGalaxy, powered by open web-based Galaxy server specifically for mining single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers using reduced representation library. We believe AgronGalaxy can help to lower the threshold of applying genotyping by sequencing into a breeding program, which can be accelerated to accommodate the rapidly changing industry.