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Abstract

Pineapple, an important tropical herbaceous fruit tree, is renowned for its juicy composite fruits and distinctive aroma. Its extensive evolutionary history, primarily driven by vegetative propagation, has led to a highly heterozygous genome that has been difficult to fully resolve. Here, Feng et al. (pages 2208–2225) have successfully assembled the first telomere-to-telomere genome of pineapple, accompanied by a meticulously curated, highquality gene structure annotation. These comprehensive genomic resources provide a complete map for postgenomic research and breeding efforts in pineapple. The cover image features a flowering hybrid F1 plant, the result of a cross between BL and LY, two pineapple varieties used in the study.