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Association Mapping in Plants

  • A step beyond the conventional plant genetic techniques, this book will assist those who have thought about applying association mapping techniques in their research but haven’t been sure where to start
  • Strong coverage of SNP’s will make this book stand out from the similar books on the market

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. An Overview of Association Mapping

    • Nnadozie C. Oraguzie, Phillip L. Wilcox
    Pages 1-9
  3. Linkage Disequilibrium

    • Nnadozie C. Oraguzie, Phillip L. Wilcox, Erik H. A. Rikkerink, H. Nihal de Silva
    Pages 11-39
  4. What Are SNPs?

    • David Edwards, John W. Forster, David Chagné, Jacqueline Batley
    Pages 41-52
  5. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Discovery

    • David Edwards, John W. Forster, Noel O. I. Cogan, Jacqueline Batley, David Chagné
    Pages 53-76
  6. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping in Plants

    • David Chagné, Jacqueline Batley, David Edwards, John W. Forster
    Pages 77-94
  7. SNP Applications in Plants

    • Jacqueline Batley, David Edwards
    Pages 95-102
  8. Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping Concepts

    • H. Nihal de Silva, Roderick D. Ball
    Pages 103-132
  9. Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design

    • Roderick D. Ball
    Pages 133-196
  10. Linkage Disequilibrium-Based Association Mapping in Forage Species

    • Mark P. Dobrowolski, John W. Forster
    Pages 197-209
  11. Gene-Assisted Selection Applications of Association Genetics for Forest Tree Breeding

    • Phillip L. Wilcox, Craig E. Echt, Rowland D. Burdon
    Pages 211-247
  12. Prospects of Association Mapping in Perennial Horticultural Crops

    • Erik H. A. Rikkerink, Nnadozie C. Oraguzie, Susan E. Gardiner
    Pages 249-269
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 271-277

About this book

For the past decade, there has been success in using conventional map-based strategies in identification and cloning of quantitative trait loci (QTL) in model plant species including tomato and Arabidopsis. These quantitative traits are generally the products of many loci with varying degrees of effect upon the observed phenotypes. Recently, a new approach to genetic mapping has emerged called association mapping. This new technique takes into account the thousands of genes to evaluate for QTL effect and is a more efficient approach that does not require generation of segregating populations/large numbers of progeny. As it can utilize all of the historic recombination events in a diverse population of individuals it can generate higher resolution genetic maps and, is needed to complement current map based cloning methods.

Association Mapping in Plants provides both basic and advanced understanding of association mapping and an awareness of population genomics tools to facilitate mapping and identification of the underlying causes of quantitative trait variation in plants. It acts as a useful review of the marker technology, the statistical methodology, and the progress to date. It also offers guides to the use of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in association studies.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"Association mapping in plants is a timely, well-planned book that covers most topics related to association mapping in plants … as well as giving insights into the potential impact of association mapping in plant breeding programmes. … can be used both as an introductory book for students and as a manual to design experiments and analyse genetic association date by experienced researchers or breeding program managers. … In conclusion, we recommend Association mapping in plants as an excellent book to researchers and professionals … ." (Santiago C. González-Martínez and Delphine Grivet, Annals of Botany, Vol. 104 (6), November, 2009)

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd (HortResearch), Havelock North, New Zealand

    Nnadozie C. Oraguzie

  • The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd (HortResearch), Auckland, New Zealand

    Erik H. A. Rikkerink, H. Nihal Silva

  • The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd (HortResearch), Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Susan E. Gardiner

About the editors

Dr. Nnadozie C. Oraguzie is a Senior Scientist in Genetics at the Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd (HortResearch).

Dr. Erik H. A. Rikkerink is a Science Leader at HortResearch, New Zealand.

Dr. Susan E. Gardiner is a Principal Scientist and leader of the Gene Mapping research team at HortResearch, New Zealand.

Dr. H. Nihal De Silva is a Senior Scientist of Biometrics at HortResearch, New Zealand.

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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