Overview
- First comprehensive volume on conifers
- Written by internationally known scholars
- Detailed genomic discussion of conifers
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Evolution
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
This book is the first comprehensive volume on conifers detailing their genomes, variations, and evolution. The book begins with general information about conifers such as taxonomy, geography, reproduction, life history, and social and economic importance. Then topics discussed include the full genome sequence, complex traits, phenotypic and genetic variations, landscape genomics, and forest health and conservation. This book also synthesizes the research included to provide a bigger picture and suggest an evolutionary trajectory.
As a large plant family, conifers are an important part of economic botany. The group includes the pines, spruces, firs, larches, yews, junipers, cedars, cypresses, and sequoias. Of the phylum Coniferophyta, conifers typically bear cones and evergreen leaves. Recently, there has been much data available in conifer genomics with the publication of several crop and non-crop genome sequences. In addition to their economic importance,conifers are an important habitat for humans and animals, especially in developing parts of the world. The application of genomics for improving the productivity of conifer crops holds great promise to help provide resources for the most needy in the world.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Wheeler has worked on the Conifer Translational Genomics Network Coordinated Agricultural Project, as well as at Oregon State University on conifer genome sequence and mapping.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Conifers: Genomes, Variation and Evolution
Authors: David B. Neale, Nicholas C. Wheeler
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46807-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46806-8Published: 02 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46807-5Published: 23 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 590
Number of Illustrations: 69 b/w illustrations, 95 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Physiology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Pathology