Overview
- The first comprehensive reference on cotton genomics
- The comprehensive genomic resource of considerable interest to practicing plant biologists, plant geneticists, graduate and undergraduate students, and research professionals such plant breeders and germplasm curators who work on or are interested in cotton
Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models (PGG, volume 3)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Natural History and Genetic Diversity
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Genomic Tools, Resources and Approaches
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Bridging Classical and Genomic Investigations of Cotton Biology
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Early Messages
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About this book
A few members of the Gossypium (cotton) genus are cultivated for the production of elongated single-celled fibers valued worldwide at about $20 billion annually at the farm gate, and which sustain one of the world’s largest industries (textiles) with an annual worldwide economic impact of about $500 billion. In a number of ways, cotton production and the textile industry are closely tied to petrochemical usage. At a practical level, cotton genomics offers both bio-based carbon sequestration alternatives to petrochemical use, and improved sustainability of crop production.
The Gossypium (cotton) also genus presents novel opportunities to advance our understanding of the natural world and its organic evolution. In particular, the evolution of cultivated cottons from their wild ancestors has involved a fascinating series of events that offer scientists the opportunity to dissect the evolution of a novel organ, the ‘lint fiber’, and also to unravel the consequences of polyploidy, both for the generation of biodiversity and for crop productivity.
In this book, advances of the past decade will be summarized and synthesized to elucidate the current state of knowledge of the structure, function, and evolution of the Gossypium genome, and progress in the application of this knowledge to cotton improvement. This book will address five broad topics. First, as a backdrop for all studies of the genus, it is important to understand the naturally-occurring diversity in the genus, its organization and distribution, and its evolutionary history. Of special importance is the formation of a single polyploid from two (among 8) diploid genome types, the radiation of this polyploid, and the domestication and improvement of two (among 5 extant) polyploid species.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Genetics and Genomics of Cotton
Editors: Andrew H. Paterson
Series Title: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70810-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-70809-6Published: 01 April 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3882-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-70810-2Published: 11 March 2009
Series ISSN: 2363-9601
Series E-ISSN: 2363-961X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 518
Topics: Plant Sciences, Biochemistry, general, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Pathology, Plant Biochemistry, Food Science