The Globe Artichoke Genome

1. Front Matter

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2. Cynara cardunculus L.: Historical and Economic Importance, Botanical Descriptions, Genetic Resources and Traditional Uses

   • Gaetano Roberto Pesce, Giovanni Mauromicale

   Pages 1-19

3. Cynara cardunculus Propagation

   • Nicola Calabrese, Vanina Cravero, Mario A. Pagnotta

   Pages 21-40

4. Globe Artichoke Tissue Culture and Its Biotechnological Application

   • Cinzia Comino, Andrea Moglia, Annamaria Repetto, Raffaela Tavazza

   Pages 41-64

5. Cynara cardunculus as a Multiuse Crop

   • Giovanni Mauromicale, Gaetano Roberto Pesce, Maria Dolores Curt, Jesús Fernández, Javier González, Jorge Gominho et al.

   Pages 65-98

6. Bio-active Compounds and Their Synthetic Pathway

   • Vincenzo Lattanzio, Cinzia Comino, Andrea Moglia, Sergio Lanteri

   Pages 99-113

7. Genetics and Breeding

   • Ezio Portis, Alberto Acquadro, Sergio Lanteri

   Pages 115-128

8. Insights into the Population Structure and Association Mapping in Globe Artichoke

   • Domenico Rau, Monica Rodriguez, Giovanna Attene, Limbo Baghino, Anna Barbara Pisanu, Davide Sanna et al.

   Pages 129-143

9. Cytological and Molecular Cytogenetic Insights into the Cynara cardunculus Genome

   • Debora Giorgi, Gianmarco Pandozy, Anna Farina, Valentina Grosso, Paola Crinò, Sergio Lucretti

   Pages 145-161

10. Genomics

    • Davide Scaglione, Alberto Acquadro, Ezio Portis, Sergio Lanteri

    Pages 163-184

11. The Chloroplast Genome

    • Gabriella Sonnante

    Pages 185-193

12. miRNome

    • Lorenzo Barchi, Alberto Acquadro

    Pages 195-203

13. Genome Resequencing

    • Alberto Acquadro, Lorenzo Barchi, Ezio Portis, Sergio Lanteri

    Pages 205-218

14. Genome Database (www.artichokegenome.unito.it)

    • Ezio Portis, Flavio Portis, Luisa Valente, Lorenzo Barchi, Sergio Lanteri, Alberto Acquadro

    Pages 219-229

15. Future Prospects

    • Alberto Acquadro, Ezio Portis, Sergio Lanteri

    Pages 231-233

This book presents the latest information on the genetics and genomics of the globe artichoke. It focuses on the latest findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing, physical map development and QTL analyses, as well as genomic resources. The re-sequencing of four globe artichoke genotypes, representative of the core varietal types in cultivation, as well as the genotype of cultivated cardoon, has recently been completed. Here, the five genomes are reconstructed at the chromosome scale and annotated. Moreover, functional SNP analyses highlight numerous genetic variants, which represent key tools for dissecting the path from sequence variation to phenotype, as well as for designing effective diagnostic markers. 


The wealth of information provided here offers a valuable asset for scientists, plant breeders and students alike.

• Cynara cardunculus
• Cardoon
• genome re-sequencing
• genome-wide association study
• GWAS
• biomass energy production
• biomethane
• Compositae Genome Project

• DISAFA Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy

  Ezio Portis, Alberto Acquadro, Sergio Lanteri

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