Editing Soursop (section)

==Cultivation==
The plant is grown for its {{convert|20|-|30|cm|abbr=on}} long, prickly, green [[fruit]], which can have a mass of up to {{convert|15|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}},<ref name=morton/> making it probably the second biggest annona after the [[junglesop]]. Away from its native area, some limited production occurs as far north as southern [[Florida]] within [[USDA Zone]] 10; however, these are mostly garden plantings for local consumption. It is also grown in parts of [[China]] and [[Southeast Asia]] and is abundant on the Island of [[Mauritius]]. The main suppliers of the fruit are Mexico followed by Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Haiti.<ref>{{cite book|last= Gordon |first= André |title=Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries|page=6|url={{Google books|JOqcBAAAQBAJ|page=42|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref> To aid soursop breeders and stimulate further development of genomic resources for this globally important plant family, the complete genome for ''Annona muricata'' was sequenced in 2021.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Strijk|first1=Joeri S.|last2=Hinsinger|first2=Damien D.|last3=Roeder|first3=Mareike M.|last4=Chatrou|first4=Lars W.|last5=Couvreur|first5=Thomas L. P.|last6=Erkens|first6=Roy H. J.|last7=Sauquet|first7=Hervé|last8=Pirie|first8=Michael D.|last9=Thomas|first9=Daniel C.|last10=Cao|first10=Kunfang|title=Chromosome-level reference genome of the soursop (Annona muricata): A new resource for Magnoliid research and tropical pomology|journal=Molecular Ecology Resources|year=2021|volume=21|issue=5|pages=1608–1619|language=en|doi=10.1111/1755-0998.13353|pmid=33569882|pmc=8251617|issn=1755-0998|doi-access=free|bibcode=2021MolER..21.1608S }}</ref>