Since 2014, the reference genome of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), an ancient
oilseed crop with a significant importance in the developing regions, was publicly
released and has triggered several genetic and genomic studies on this crop’s
biology. These studies have shed light on several genomic regions governing
important agronomical traits. Up to date, hundreds of candidate genes, QTLs and
functional molecular markers were discovered throughout the sesame genome.
These valuable genomic resources are a prerequisite for the genetic improvement of
sesame through molecular breeding. Because different approaches such as genome
wide association study, bi-parental QTL mapping, association mapping, gene
cloning and transgenic analysis, transcriptome sequencing, etc., were employed to
identify these genomic resources, it is essential to gather them together on a
physical map using the reference genome sequence of sesame. More importantly, to
facilitate the exploitation of these data by the scientific community working on
sesame, it is important to develop a user-friendly online database. Here, we present
SiGeDiD (Sesamum indicum Genetic Discovery Database), a versatile database for
functional analysis of the available candidate genes, QTLs and functional
molecular markers in sesame. SiGeDiD will be updated regularly with new
available genetic discoveries.