Rice Biology in the Genomics Era

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Genome-wide and Genome-based Research

   1. The Rice Genome Sequence as an Indispensable Tool for Crop Improvement

      • Takuji Sasaki, Jianzhong Wu, Hiroshi Mizuno, Baltazar A. Antonio, Takashi Matsumoto

      Pages 3-12

   2. Bioinformatics and Database of the Rice Genome

      • Hisataka Numa, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Takeshi Itoh

      Pages 13-21

   3. Sequencing-based Measurements of mRNA and Small RNA

      • Kan Nobuta, Blake C. Meyers

      Pages 23-36

   4. Microarray-based Approaches to Rice Transcriptome Analysis

      • Lei Li, Lei Li, Xing Wang Deng

      Pages 37-51

   5. High-throughput Transcriptome Analysis in Rice from a Genomic Perspective

      • Shoshi Kikuchi

      Pages 53-67

   6. Active Transposons in Rice

      • Tetsuya Nakazaki, Ken Naito, Yutaka Okumoto, Takatoshi Tanisaka

      Pages 69-79

   7. Homologous Recombination-dependent Gene Targeting and an Active DNA Transposon nDart-promoted Gene Tagging for Rice Functional Genomics

      • Yasuyo Johzuka-Hisatomi, Masahiko Maekawa, Kyoko Takagi, Chang-Ho Eun, Takaki Yamauchi, Zenpei Shimatani et al.

      Pages 81-94

   8. T-DNA Tagging Lines

      • Gynheung An

      Pages 95-106

   9. Frequent DNA Transfer Among Mitochondrial, Plastid and Nuclear Genomes of Rice During Evolution

      • Mikio Nakazono, Atsushi Hirai

      Pages 107-117

3. Signal Transduction and Development

   1. Hormonal Signal Transduction in Rice

      • Ayako Nakamura, Makoto Matsuoka

      Pages 121-134

   2. Rice Heterotrimeric G Protein Signaling

      • Yukimoto Iwasaki, Hisaharu Kato, Yukiko Fujisawa, Katsuyuki Oki

      Pages 135-148

   3. Genetic Control of Embryogenesis in Rice

      • Yutaka Sato

      Pages 149-161

   4. Photoperiodic Flowering in Rice

      • Takeshi Izawa

      Pages 163-176

   5. Genetic Regulation of Meristem Maintenance and Organ Specification in Rice Flower Development

      • Hiro-Yuki Hirano

      Pages 177-189

   6. Genetic Dissection of Sexual Reproduction in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

      • Ken-Ichi Nonomura, Shinichiro Yamaki

      Pages 191-204

   7. Molecular Studies on Cytoplasmic Male Sterility-associated Genes and Restorer Genes in Rice

      • Sota Fujii, Tomohiko Kazama, Kinya Toriyama

      Pages 205-215

4. Evolution and Ecology

   1. Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Genus Oryza

      • Duncan A. Vaughan, Song Ge, Akito Kaga, Norihiko Tomooka

      Pages 219-234

   2. Chromosome and Genome Evolution in Rice

      • Nori Kurata

      Pages 235-245

   3. Genetics of Speciation in Rice

      • Yohei Koide, Kazumitsu Onishi, Akira Kanazawa, Yoshio Sano

      Pages 247-259

Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important staple food crops in the world. Breeding efforts to improve the agronomical quality of rice have been conducted, and studies on rice from the viewpoint of basic biological interest have also been carried out. In 1991, a book entitled Rice (edited by Dr. Bajaj) was published as the 14th volume in the series Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (BAF), detailing rice research activities at that time, and focusing mainly on cell and tissue culture and genetic variability. Studies on rice have fundamentally advanced since then, whose outcomes are mentioned below. This is a good reason to compile a new volume on rice. The situation regarding rice research has markedly changed in the last 16 years. First, the genomic sequences of rice were completely determined by the International Rice Genome Sequencing Project in 2004. Since the genome sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana had been determined in 2000, rice became the second species in the seed plants to have its genome well understood. Second, the technology to transform rice by the Agrobacterium-mediated method was developed and is now established. In classical phytopathology, Poaceae (including rice) has not been considered as a host for Agrobacterium. This transformation method is relatively easy and reproducible as compared to conventional transformation methods using protoplasts, and is now widely used in rice research.

• Evolution
• Pflanzenzüchtung
• Regulation
• Reis
• Verbesserung von Kulturpflanzen
• classification
• crop improvement
• ecology
• genes
• genetics
• genomics
• pflanzliche Entwicklung
• phylogeny
• recombination
• rice

• Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  Hiro-Yuki Hirano

• Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

  Yoshio Sano

• Faculty of Agriculture Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

  Atsushi Hirai

• National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan

  Takuji Sasaki

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