记者10月9日从浙江大学获悉，该校日前发布基于棉花全基因组大数据与AI加速算法的一站式育种智能 体——"AI育种家"。该成果由浙江大学农业与生物技术学院教授张天真团队携手华为技术有限公司、北 京大蚯蚓数字科技有限公司联合研发，可将棉花杂交育种组合效率提升20倍，将棉花育种周期从6—8年 压缩到3—4年。 使用"AI育种家"时，育种人员若想查询某个棉花品种的高产、优质或抗病基因，只需直接输入问题，平 台即可迅速调出结果；若要设计棉花杂交亲本选配或基因聚合育种方案，只需输入目标性状，系统也能 快速生成最优方案。 值得一提的是，"AI育种家"在设计之初就具备多作物扩展能力，正逐步延伸应用于水稻、大豆、油菜、 西瓜、西蓝花等作物的育种研究。 （文章来源：科技日报） 为解决传统育种难题，张天真团队系统分析了全球5000余个棉花品种，解析出79642个基因中隐藏的遗 传密码，鉴定出1000多个和产量、品质相关的基因位点，成功构建了全球首个棉花多组学数据库平台 COTTONOMICS。3年来，该平台访问量已超9万次，成为棉花研究的"知识中心"。 联合团队还构建了几乎覆盖全部棉花优异基因的核心种质库，研发出全基因组选择育种液 ...

Core Viewpoint - The PeachMD database, developed by the Peach genetic breeding team at the Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, integrates multiple omics data for peach, providing significant support for molecular breeding and functional genomics research [1][4]. Group 1: Database Features - PeachMD is the first database to integrate peach genome, epigenome, population genetic variation, and multidimensional phenotype data [1][4]. - The database includes 12 published peach genomes, 329 transcriptome datasets, 102 whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data, and 1313 whole-genome resequencing data, covering key agronomic traits [4][5]. - It supports CRISPR design and GWAS analysis tools, facilitating a comprehensive approach from gene mining to molecular design [5]. Group 2: Technological Advancements - The rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technology and the significant reduction in sequencing costs have led to an exponential increase in biological big data [3]. - The accumulation of multi-omics data presents unprecedented opportunities for understanding peach evolution and identifying key genes for important traits [4]. Group 3: Challenges and Solutions - The main challenge faced by researchers is the efficient integration and deep mining of complex multi-omics data to extract valuable biological information [4]. - The establishment of multi-omics databases like PeachMD is crucial for advancing peach genetic breeding research [4].