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Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

Oilseeds

  • This 10-volume-work is the first comprehensive depiction of wild crops as a gold mine for breeding
  • With chapters authored by internationally reputed leading scientists, many of whom contributed to the development of novel concepts, strategies and tools of genetics, genomics and breeding
  • Richly illustrated work
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Arabidopsis

    • Ramesh Katam, Dilip R. Panthee, Anjanabha Bhattacharya, Sheikh M. Basha, Chittaranjan Kole
    Pages 1-16
  3. Brassica

    • Ferdinando Branca, Elena Cartea
    Pages 17-36
  4. Capsella

    • Pietro P. M. Iannetta
    Pages 37-62
  5. Carthamus

    • Deepmala Sehgal, Soom Nath Raina
    Pages 63-95
  6. Crambe

    • Eicke Rudloff, Youping Wang
    Pages 97-116
  7. Cuphea

    • Jan Olejniczak
    Pages 117-136
  8. Diplotaxis

    • Domenico Pignone, Juan B. Martínez-Laborde
    Pages 137-147
  9. Eruca

    • Domenico Pignone, César Gómez-Campo
    Pages 149-160
  10. Helianthus

    • Felicity Vear
    Pages 161-170
  11. Hirschfeldia

    • Johannes Siemens
    Pages 171-176
  12. Linum

    • Christopher Cullis
    Pages 177-189
  13. Moricandia

    • Muhammad Tahir, Roger Watts
    Pages 191-198
  14. Orychophragmus

    • Li Rong Zhou, Jun Wu, Shenghua Wang
    Pages 199-225
  15. Pachycladon

    • Krithika Yogeeswaran, Claudia Voelckel, Simon Joly, Peter B. Heenan
    Pages 227-249
  16. Ricinus

    • J. Bradley Morris, Ming Li Wang, Stephen A. Morse
    Pages 251-260
  17. Sesamum

    • Padma Nimmakayala, Ramasamy Perumal, Sujatha Mulpuri, Umesh K. Reddy
    Pages 261-273
  18. Sinapis

    • Hendrik Winter
    Pages 275-288
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 289-295

About this book

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. This work includes comprehensive examinations of the status, origin, distribution, morphology, cytology, genetic diversity and available genetic and genomic resources of numerous wild crop relatives, as well as of their evolution and phylogenetic relationship. Further topics include their role as model plants, genetic erosion and conservation efforts, and their domestication for the purposes of bioenergy, phytomedicines, nutraceuticals and phytoremediation. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources comprises 10 volumes on Cereals, Millets and Grasses, Oilseeds, Legume Crops and Forages, Vegetables, Temperate Fruits, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Industrial Crops, Plantation and Ornamental Crops, and Forest Trees. It contains 125 chapters written by nearly 400 well-known authors from about 40 countries.

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“Wild crop relatives are gold mines of valuable resources for the genetic improvement of cultivated crops. … Thirty-three authors from 11 countries have contributed to this very well-edited volume. … Considerable details are presented on gene functions and uses and potential for commercial exploitation. … It is a valuable and easy to read reference source with the latest information on wild crop relatives in oilseeds for students, teachers and scientists in the private and public sectors.” (S. Shanmugasundaram, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 48 (1), 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Nutraceutical Research, Clemson University, Clemson, USA

    Chittaranjan Kole

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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