Overview
- Is written by globally reputed experts on alfalfa genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, and breeding
- Acts as the first book compiling advances in genomics of drought, salt tolerance, and disease resistance
- Discusses new technologies for breeding in the genomics era including genomic selection, gene discovery, and SNP genotyping
- Presents an overview of advanced techniques of biotechnology and genome editing in alfalfa
Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes (CPG)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on whole genome sequencing of the diploid and tetraploid alfalfa genomes including sequence assembly, gene annotation, and comparative genomics with the model legume genome, functional genomics, and genomics of important agronomic characters. Other chapters describe the genetic diversity and germplasm collections of alfalfa, as well as development of genetic markers and genome-wide association and genomic selection for economical important traits, genome editing, genomics, and breeding targets to address current and future needs.
Altogether, the book contains about 300 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this crop. This book is useful to the students, teachers, and scientists in the academia and relevant private companies interested in genetics, breeding, pathology, physiology, molecular genetics and breeding, biotechnology, and structural and functional genomics. The work is also useful to seed and forage industries.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Long-Xi Yu is Research Plant Geneticist in USDA-ARS and Adjunct Professor at Washington State University. Dr. Yu received his Ph.D. degree from University of Orleans, France, and completed postdoctoral training at Cornell University. Dr. Yu has conducted research in plant genetics and genomics for 35 years in academia, industrial and government agency. He is currently leading several research projects for improving alfalfa production and forage quality. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications and received 50 special invitations to present seminars or review papers. He served on panels of The National Alfalfa & MISC Legumes Variety Review Board and The Washington Alfalfa Seeds Commission. He has supervised more than 30 visiting scientists, postdocs and PhD students. He has also served on editorial boards of 8 peer-reviewed journals and several scientific committees.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Alfalfa Genome
Editors: Long-Xi Yu, Chittaranjan Kole
Series Title: Compendium of Plant Genomes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74466-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74465-6Published: 18 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-74468-7Published: 19 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-74466-3Published: 17 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2199-4781
Series E-ISSN: 2199-479X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 283
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 52 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Genetics and Genomics, Biotechnology, Agriculture