Functional Genomics and Biotechnology in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Crops
Editors: Ezura, H., Ariizumi, T., Garcia-Mas, J., Rose, J. (Eds.)
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This volume summarizes recent technological advances in the design and engineering of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae crops. It begins with contributions on the tomato and melon genome sequence, databases for Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae research, DNA markers in the breeding of the two families, and mutant resources and TILLING platforms in tomato research. Subsequent chapters address the use of molecular techniques for the modification of important breeding traits, such as tomato fruit set, growth, ripening, and sugar accumulation, as well as disease and insect resistance in melons. The volume closes with chapters on genome editing using artificial nucleases as a future breeding tool, and on the development of an in silico crop design system. It offers a valuable resource for plant breeders, molecular biologists, and agronomists.
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Tomato Genome Sequence
Pages 1-13
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Melon Genome Sequence
Pages 15-29
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Databases for Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Research
Pages 31-42
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DNA Markers in Solanaceae Breeding
Pages 43-58
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DNA Markers in Cucurbitaceae Breeding
Pages 59-74
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Functional Genomics and Biotechnology in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Crops
- Editors
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- Hiroshi Ezura
- Tohru Ariizumi
- Jordi Garcia-Mas
- Jocelyn Rose
- Series Title
- Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
- Series Volume
- 70
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-662-48535-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-662-48535-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-48533-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-56935-1
- Series ISSN
- 0934-943X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 165
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
- Topics