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The Almond Tree Genome

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Editors:
  1. Raquel Sánchez-Pérez

    1. Department of Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo (Murcia), Spain

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  2. Angel Fernandez i Marti

    1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

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  3. Pedro Martinez-Gomez

    1. Department of Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo (Murcia), Spain

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  • Shares the latest insights into the almond tree genome project
  • Discusses the possibilities of genetic improvement for almonds
  • Describes essential tools and strategies used in genome sequencing and analysis

Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes (CPG)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Genome Analysis and Breeding

    • Gina M. Sideli, Thomas M. Gradziel
    Pages 1-14

  3. Origin and Domestication of Wild Bitter Almond. Recent Advancements on Almond Bitterness

    • Raquel Sánchez-Pérez
    Pages 15-24

  4. The Complete Sequence of the Almond Genome

    • Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Pedro José Martínez-García, Ángel Fernández i Martí
    Pages 25-31

  5. Almond miRNA Expression and Horticultural Implications

    • Marzieh Karimi, Marjan Jafari, Roohollah Shahvali, Roudabeh Ravash, Behrouz Shiran
    Pages 33-57

  6. Epigenetic Regulation in Almond

    • Jonathan Fresnedo Ramírez, Katherine D’Amico-Willman, Thomas M. Gradziel
    Pages 59-75

  7. Metabolomic Studies in Almond

    • Jesús Guillamón Guillamón, Raquel Sánchez-Pérez
    Pages 77-85

  8. Recent Advances on Self-incompatibility in Almond: A Glance at Genomic and Transcriptomic Levels

    • Shashi N. Goonetilleke, Michelle G. Wirthensohn, Richard S. Dodd, Ángel Fernández i Martí
    Pages 87-109

  9. Transcriptional Changes Associated to Flower Bud Dormancy and Flowering in Almond: DNA Sequence Motifs, mRNA Expression, Epigenetic Modifications and Phytohormone Signaling

    • Ángela S. Prudencio, Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Pedro José Martínez-García, Federico Dicenta, Pedro Martínez-Gómez
    Pages 111-129

  10. Molecular Basis of the Abiotic Stresses in Almond

    • Beatriz Bielsa, Maria José Rubio-Cabetas
    Pages 131-146

  11. Discovery of Quantitative Trait Loci for Nut and Quality Traits in Almond

    • Shashi N. Goonetilleke, Ángel Fernández i Martí
    Pages 147-158

  12. Accelerating Almond Breeding in Post-genomic Era

    • Jorge Mas-Gómez, Francisco José Gómez-López, Ángela Sánchez Prudencio, Manuel Rubio Angulo, Pedro José Martínez-García
    Pages 159-166

  13. Prospects and Future Questions

    • Pedro Martínez-Gómez, Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Ángel Fernández i Martí
    Pages 167-171
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About this book

This book brings together the latest information on almond genomics and transcriptomics, with a particular focus on cutting-edge findings, tools, and strategies employed in genome sequencing and analysis with regard to the most important agronomic traits.

Cultivated almond [(Prunus dulcis (Miller) D. A. Webb, syn. Prunus amygdalus Batsch., Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus dulcis Mill.)] is a tree crop producing seeds of great economic interest, and adapted to hot and dry climates. Domesticated in Southeast Asia, its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal model to complement genomics studies on peach, generally considered to be the reference Prunus species. Both represent consanguineous species that evolved in two distinct environments: warmer and more humid in the case of peach, and colder and xerophytic for almond. The advent of affordable whole-genome sequencing, in combination with existing Prunus functional genomics data, has now made it possible to leverage the novel diversity found in almond, providing an unmatched resource for the genetic improvement of this species.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Plant Breeding, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo (Murcia), Spain

    Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Pedro Martinez-Gomez

  • Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    Angel Fernandez i Marti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Almond Tree Genome

  • Editors: Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Angel Fernandez i Marti, Pedro Martinez-Gomez

  • Series Title: Compendium of Plant Genomes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30302-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30301-3Published: 28 June 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30304-4Due: 29 July 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30302-0Published: 27 June 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2199-4781

  • Series E-ISSN: 2199-479X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 171

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture

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