Overview
- Discusses genetic improvement opportunities
- Describes essential tools and strategies used in genome sequencing and analysis
- Provides a comprehensive overview efforts to delineate and better understand the genetics, breeding, genomics for the apple
Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes (CPG)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin; germplasm resources; cytogenetics and nuclear DNA; genetic improvement efforts of scion cultivars; genetic and genomic improvement efforts of rootstocks; genetic and physical mapping; genomic resources; genome and epigenome; regulatory sequences; utility of whole-genome sequencing and gene editing in trait dissection; flowering and juvenility; cold hardiness and dormancy; fruit color development; fruit acidity and sugar content; metabolomics; biology and genomics of the microbiome; apple domestication; as well as other ‘omics’ opportunities and challenges for genetic improvement of the apple.
The cultivated apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) is one of the most important tree fruit crops of temperate regions of the world. It is widely cultivated and grown in North America, Europe, and Asia. The apple fruit is a highly desirable fruit due to its flavor, sugar and acid content, metabolites, aroma, as well as its overall texture and palatability. Furthermore, it is a rich source of important nutrients, including antioxidants, vitamins, and dietary fiber.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Apple Genome
Editors: Schuyler S. Korban
Series Title: Compendium of Plant Genomes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74682-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74681-0Published: 15 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74684-1Published: 15 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-74682-7Published: 14 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2199-4781
Series E-ISSN: 2199-479X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 412
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 59 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture