Root Genomics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction to Root Genomics

   • Antonio Costa de Oliveira, Rajeev K. Varshney

   Pages 1-10

3. EST-Based Approach for Dissecting Root Architecture in Barley Using Mutant Traits of Other Species

   • Beata Orman, Aleksander Ligeza, Iwona Szarejko, Miroslaw Maluszynski

   Pages 11-72

4. Genomics of Root–Microbe Interactions

   • Ulrike Mathesius, Giel E. van Noorden

   Pages 73-97

5. Plant Genetics for Study of the Roles of Root Exudates and Microbes in the Soil

   • Aparna Deshpande, Ana Clara Pontaroli, Srinivasa R. Chaluvadi, Fang Lu, Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

   Pages 99-111

6. Impact of the Environment on Root Architecture in Dicotyledoneous Plants

   • Véronique Gruber, Ons Zahaf, Anouck Diet, Axel de Zélicourt, Laura de Lorenzo, Martin Crespi

   Pages 113-132

7. Mechanisms of Aluminum Tolerance

   • Owen A. Hoekenga, Jurandir V. Magalhaes

   Pages 133-153

8. Root Responses to Major Abiotic Stresses in Flooded Soils

   • Rogerio O. Sousa, Antonio Costa de Oliveira

   Pages 155-178

9. Genomics of Root Architecture and Functions in Maize

   • Roberto Tuberosa, Silvio Salvi, Silvia Giuliani, Maria Corinna Sanguineti, Elisabetta Frascaroli, Sergio Conti et al.

   Pages 179-204

10. Phenotyping for Root Traits and Their Improvement Through Biotechnological Approaches for Sustaining Crop Productivity

    • M. S. Sheshshayee, Ehab Abou-Kheir, Sreevathsa Rohini, Namita Srivastava, B. Mohanraju, Karaba N. Nataraja et al.

    Pages 205-232

11. Genomics and Physiological Approaches for Root Trait Breeding to Improve Drought Tolerance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

    • Rajeev K. Varshney, Lekha Pazhamala, Junichi Kashiwagi, Pooran M. Gaur, L. Krishnamurthy, Dave Hoisington

    Pages 233-250

12. Molecular Breeding of Cereals for Aluminum Resistance

    • Harsh Raman, Perry Gustafson

    Pages 251-287

13. Molecular Breeding of Rice for Problem Soils

    • Abdelbagi M. Ismail, Michael J. Thomson

    Pages 289-311

14. Back Matter

    Pages 313-318

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With the predicted increase of the human population and the subsequent need for larger food supplies, root health in crop plants could play a major role in providing sustainable highly productive crops that can cope with global climate changes. While the essentiality of roots and their relation to plant performance is broadly recognized, less is known about their role in plant growth and development. “Root Genomics” examines how various new genomic technologies are rapidly being applied to the study of roots, including high-throughput sequencing and genotyping, TILLING, transcription factor analysis, comparative genomics, gene discovery and transcriptional profiling, post-transcriptional events regulating microRNAs, proteome profiling and the use of molecular markers such as SSRs, DArTs, and SNPs for QTL analyses and the identification of superior genes/alleles. The book also covers topics such as the molecular breeding of crops in problematic soils and the responses of roots to a variety of stresses.

• Crop productivity
• Drought tolerance
• Molecular plant breeding
• Plant growth and development
• Plant soil interactions
• Plant stress

From the reviews:

“This book was written for me and all who research and believe that crop design for the 21st Century in a changing and more unpredictable climate requires far greater prioritization be given to achieving a better understanding of root biology and a capability to manipulate plant genomes to improve their function. An impressive selection of very well-regarded researchers world-wide have contributed to this book to assemble what I believe is the most up-to-date and comprehensive report of the current knowledge on crop root genetics.” (Mike W. Humphreys, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 47 (4), 2011)

• Centro de Genômica e, Fitomelhoramento (CGF), Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Brazil

  Antonio Costa de Oliveira

• ICRISAT, Centre of Excellence in Genomics (CEG), Patancheru, India

  Rajeev K. Varshney

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