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Cereal Genomics

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Editors:
  1. P. K. Gupta

    1. Ch Charan Singh University, Meerut, India

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  2. R. K. Varshney

    1. Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany

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  • The areas covered in this book include, development and use of all kinds of molecular markers (including SNPs), construction and use of molecular maps, study of population genetics and domestication of cereals using tools of genomics research, structural and functional genomics (including whole genome sequencing in Arabidopsis and rice), comparative genomics, QTLs (including epistatic and e-QTLs) and genes for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses, marker assisted selection (MAS), map-based cloning of genes/QTLs and the use of genomics research for crop improvement

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Cereal Genomics: An Overview

    • Pushpendra K. Gupta, Rajeev K. Varshney
    Pages 1-18

  3. Molecular Marker Systems and Their Evaluation for Cereal Genetics

    • Daryl J. Somers
    Pages 19-34

  4. Molecular Maps in Cereals: Methodology and Progress

    • Rajeev K. Varshney, Viktor Korzun, Andreas Börner
    Pages 35-82

  5. Organization of Retrotransposons and Microsatellites in Cereal Genomes

    • Alan H. Schulman, Pushpendra K. Gupta, Rajeev K. Varshney
    Pages 83-118

  6. Comparative Genomics in Cereals

    • Andrew H. Paterson
    Pages 119-133

  7. Population Genetic Structure of Wild Barley and Wheat in the Near East Fertile Crescent: Regional and Local Adaptive Patterns

    • Eviatar Nevo
    Pages 135-163

  8. Gene and Genome Changes During Domestication of Cereals

    • Carlo Pozzi, Laura Rossini, Alberto Vecchietti, Francesco Salamini
    Pages 165-198

  9. QTLs and Genes for Disease Resistance in Barley and Wheat

    • Ahmed Jahoor, Lars Eriksen, Gunter Backes
    Pages 199-251

  10. QTLs and Genes for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cereals

    • Roberto Tuberosa, Silvio Salvi
    Pages 253-315

  11. Marker Assisted Selection in the Cereals: The Dream and the Reality

    • Robert M. D. Koebner
    Pages 317-329

  12. Map-Based Gene Isolation in Cereal Genomes

    • Nils Stein, Andreas Graner
    Pages 331-360

  13. Gene Distribution in Cereal Genomes

    • Kulvinder S. Gill
    Pages 361-384

  14. Whole Genome Sequencing: Methodology and Progress in Cereals

    • Yeisoo Yu, Rod A. Wing
    Pages 385-423

  15. Bioinformatics and Triticeae Genomics: Resources and Future Developments

    • David E. Matthews, Gerard R. Lazo, Victoria L. Carollo, Olin D. Anderson
    Pages 425-446

  16. Functional Genomics of Seed Development in Cereals

    • Andrew S. Milligan, Sergiy Lopato, Peter Langridge
    Pages 447-481

  17. Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cereals

    • Nese Sreenivasulu, Rajeev K. Varshney, Polavarpu B. Kavi Kishor, Winfriede Weschke
    Pages 483-514

  18. The Arabidopsis Genome and Its Use in Cereal Genomics

    • Klaus Mayer, Stephen Rudd, Heiko Schoof
    Pages 515-534

  19. Rice Genome as a Model System for Cereals

    • Takuji Sasaki, Baltazar A. Antonio
    Pages 535-557

  20. Cereal Genomics Research in the Post-genomic Era

    • Mark E. Sorrells
    Pages 559-584
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About this book

Cereals make an important component of daily diet of a major section of human population, so that their survival mainly depends on the cereal grain production, which should match the burgeoning human population. Due to painstaking efforts of plant breeders and geneticists, at the global level, cereal production in the past witnessed a steady growth. However, the cereal production in the past has been achieved through the use of high yielding varieties, which have a heavy demand of inputs in the form of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides/pesticides, leading to environmental degradation. In view of this, while increasing cereal production, one also needs to keep in mind that agronomic practices used for realizing high productivity do not adversely affect the environment. Improvement in cereal production in the past was also achieved through the use of alien genetic variation available in the wild relatives of these cereals, so that conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources is another important area, which is currently receiving the attention of plant breeders. The work leading to increased cereal production in the past received strong support from basic research on understanding the cereal genomes, which need to be manipulated to yield more from low inputs without any adverse effects as above. Through these basic studies, it also became fairly apparent that the genomes of all cereals are related and were derived from the same lineage, million of years ago.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ch Charan Singh University, Meerut, India

    P. K. Gupta

  • Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany

    R. K. Varshney

About the editors

This book is the first of its kind, where twenty chapters written by experts of international repute, cover all aspects of cereal genomics research. In recent years genomics has become a thrust area of research in life sciences, and cereals, being the most important group of crops, their genomes have been subjected to intensive/extensive analyses. The knowledge and the products generated through cereal genomics research are already being used for plant breeding through both, the marker assisted selection (MAS) and transgenic cereals. The areas covered in this book include, development and use of all kinds of molecular markers (including SNPs), construction and use of molecular maps, study of population genetics and domestication of cereals using tools of genomics research, structural and functional genomics (including whole genome sequencing in Arabidopsis and rice), comparative genomics, QTLs (including epistatic and e-QTLs) and genes for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses, marker assisted selection (MAS), map-based cloning of genes/QTLs and the use of genomics research for crop improvement. The book, therefore, should prove useful not only for students and teachers, but also for the young research workers, who are starting their research career in the field of cereal genomics.

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