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Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae

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Editors:
  1. Rebecca Grumet

    1. Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

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  2. Nurit Katzir

    1. Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel

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  3. Jordi Garcia-Mas

    1. Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Institute de Recerca i Technologia Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Bellaterra, Spain

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  • Provides the first comprehensive overview of the genetics and genomics of the full Cucurbitaceae family
  • Includes valuable information for researchers in the academic community as well as plant breeders in seed companies in the private sector
  • Offers the first review of the cucurbit family since before the genomics era

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models (PGG, volume 20)

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This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the genetics and genomics of the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes crops such as watermelon, melon, cucumber, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, and gourds.  Recent years have resulted in tremendous increases in our knowledge of these species due to large scale genomic and transcriptomic studies and production of draft genomes for the four major species, Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, and Cucurbita spp.  This text examines genetic resources and structural and functional genomics for each species group and across species groups. In addition, it explores genomic-informed understanding and commonalities in cucurbit biology with respect to vegetative growth, floral development and sex expression, fruit growth and development, and important fruit quality traits.

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Cultivation and Uses of Cucurbits

    • James D. McCreight
    Pages 1-12

  3. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Cucurbitaceae

    • Susanne S. Renner, Hanno Schaefer
    Pages 13-23

  4. Melon Genetic Resources: Phenotypic Diversity and Horticultural Taxonomy

    • Michel Pitrat
    Pages 25-60

  5. Genetic Resources of Cucumber

    • Rachel P. Naegele, Todd C. Wehner
    Pages 61-86

  6. Genetic Resources of Watermelon

    • Amnon Levi, Robert Jarret, Shaker Kousik, W. Patrick Wechter, Padma Nimmakayala, Umesh K. Reddy
    Pages 87-110

  7. Genetic Resources of Pumpkins and Squash, Cucurbita spp.

    • Harry S. Paris
    Pages 111-154

  8. Gourds: Bitter, Bottle, Wax, Snake, Sponge and Ridge

    • Narinder P. S. Dhillon, Supannika Sanguansil, Sheo Pujan Singh, Mohammed Abu Taher Masud, Prashant Kumar, Latchumi Kanthan Bharathi et al.
    Pages 155-172

  9. The Melon Genome

    • Josep Casacuberta, Pere Puigdomènech, Jordi Garcia-Mas
    Pages 173-181

  10. The Cucumber Genome

    • Yiqun Weng
    Pages 183-197

  11. The Watermelon Genome

    • Xu Yong, Shaogui Guo
    Pages 199-210

  12. Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbita spp.

    • J. Montero-Pau, C. Esteras, J. Blanca, P. Ziarsolo, J. Cañizares, B. Picó
    Pages 211-227

  13. Comparative Genomics of the Cucurbitaceae

    • Padma Nimmakayala, Thangasamy Saminathan, Venkata Lakshmi Abburi, Lav Kumar Yadav, Yan Tomason, Amnon Levi et al.
    Pages 229-240

  14. Organellar Genomes of the Cucurbits

    • Michael J. Havey
    Pages 241-252

  15. Databases and Bioinformatics for Cucurbit Species

    • Yang Bai, Zhonghua Zhang, Zhangjun Fei
    Pages 253-267

  16. Genetic Mapping of Complex Traits in Cucurbits

    • María José Gonzalo, Antonio J. Monforte
    Pages 269-290

  17. Phloem Biology of the Cucurbitaceae

    • Robert Turgeon
    Pages 291-305

  18. Sex Determination in Cucumis

    • Natalia Yaneth Rodriguez-Granados, Afef Lemhemdi, Fadi Abou Choucha, David Latrasse, Moussa Benhamed, Adnane Boualem et al.
    Pages 307-319

  19. Genomic Analysis of Cucurbit Fruit Growth

    • Rebecca Grumet, Marivi Colle
    Pages 321-344

  20. Fruit Ripening in Melon

    • Ryoichi Yano, Hiroshi Ezura
    Pages 345-375
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

    Rebecca Grumet

  • Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel

    Nurit Katzir

  • Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Institute de Recerca i Technologia Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Bellaterra, Spain

    Jordi Garcia-Mas

About the editors

Dr. Rebecca GrumetMichigan State University
Department of Horticulture
Lansing, Michigan
USA

Dr. Nurit Katzir
Agricultural Research Organization
Newe Ya'ar Research Center
Ramat Yishay  
Israel

Dr. Jordi Garcia-Mas
IRTA Institute of Agro-food Research and Technology
Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics 
CSIS-IRTA-UAB 
Plant and Animal Genomics 
Barcelona  
Spain



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