This manuscript reported the genome assembly and annotation of danshen. The results are generally acceptable and satisfactory. The minor comments of the study are as follows:

1. After the genome annotation, the authors concluded that danshen genome contains 27,986 protein-coding genes with an average CDS length of 1,078 bp. However, what are the unique properties of danshen as revealed by the proteome when compare with other plants?

2. Following the same line of thought, what are the genes in the danshen genome critical for the production of active ingredients of danshen as this plant is a very important Chinese medicinal herbs?

Additional analysis and discussion might be necessary to increase the importance of this work.

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