The Peanut Genome
Editors: Varshney, Rajeev K., Pandey, Manish K., Puppala, Naveen (Eds.)
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- Demonstrates how advances in plant genomics can be used to improve plant breeding
- Includes contributions from an international mix of authors
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- About this book
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This book presents the current state of the art in peanut genomics, focusing particularly on the latest genomic findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing, transcriptomes and analysis, availability of public and private genomic resources, and ways to maximize the use of this information in peanut breeding programs. Further, it demonstrates how advances in plant genomics can be used to improve crop breeding.
The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L. Millsp) is a globally important grain legume and oilseed crop, cultivated in over 100 countries and consumed in the form of roasted seeds, oil and confectionary in nearly every country on Earth. The peanut contributes towards achieving food and nutritional security, in addition to financial security through income generation; as such, it is also vital to the livelihood of the poor in the developing world.
There have been significant advances in peanut research, especially in the last five years, including sequencing the genome of both diploid progenitors, and the availability of tremendous transcriptome resources, large-scale genomic variations that can be used as genetic markers, genetic populations (bi- and multiparent populations and germplasm sets), marker-trait associations and molecular breeding products. The immediate availability of the genome sequence for tetraploid cultivated peanuts is the most essential genomic resource for achieving a deeper understanding of peanut traits and their use in breeding programs.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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The Peanut Genome: An Introduction
Pages 1-6
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Economic and Academic Importance of Peanut
Pages 7-26
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Peanut: Origin and Botanical Descriptions
Pages 27-36
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Cytological Features of Peanut Genome
Pages 37-52
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Germplasm Characterization and Trait Discovery in Peanut
Pages 53-68
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Peanut Genome
- Editors
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- Rajeev K. Varshney
- Manish K. Pandey
- Naveen Puppala
- Series Title
- Compendium of Plant Genomes
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-63935-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-63935-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-63933-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-87676-4
- Series ISSN
- 2199-4781
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 169
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
- Topics
