The Genetics, Genomics & Breeding of Crop Plants series comprehensively covers the basic and advanced concepts, strategies, tools, and achievements of genetics, genomics and breeding of crops. Each volume in the series is dedicated to an individual crop or crop group.
Edited
By Christophe Plomion, Jean Bousquet, Chittaranjan Kole
August 10, 2011
The new research described in this book demonstrates that the interplay of a host of founding conditions can frequently produce profound differences in population expansion rates and maintenance of genetic diversity in contrasting populations that differ, often only to slight degrees, in initial ...
Edited
By Anne-Francoise Adam-Blondon, Jose-Miguel Martinez-Zapater, Chittaranjan Kole
May 20, 2011
Grapevine is a highly valuable crop worldwide, both from cultural as well as commercial point of view. One major advantage this crop has is that it is well adapted to scarce water conditions. Grapes are also a valuable source of health-promoting compounds such as polyphenols. The main object of ...
Edited
By Kevin M. Folta, Chittaranjan Kole
May 16, 2011
There has been considerable interest in berries recently, as their health-related, culinary, and biological properties have driven new initiatives in berry breeding and production. Breakthroughs in molecular technologies allow genomics-enabled approaches to augment research efforts. This volume ...
Edited
By Jan Sadowski, Chittaranjan Kole
April 28, 2011
Due to their diversity, vegetable Brassicas are of great economic import and offer unique opportunities to enrich our knowledge about plant growth, development, and rapid phenotypic evolution. By applying emerging genomic technologies, we may greatly increase our understanding of the Brassica ...
Edited
By C. P. Joshi, Stephen P. DiFazio, Chittaranjan Kole
March 29, 2011
Written by researchers representing six countries and 28 institutions, this book highlights the development of the genus Populus as a model organism for tree genomics. Reflecting an impressive depth of coverage, the contributors’ thorough reviews and analyses of Populus genomics provide insight ...