Editors:
- Provides both basic and detailed technical information on Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae research and breeding
- Intended to help improve global food security
- Supplemented with rich illustrations throughout
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry (AGRICULTURE, volume 70)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This volume summarizes recent technological advances in the design and engineering of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae crops. It begins with contributions on the tomato and melon genome sequence, databases for Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae research, DNA markers in the breeding of the two families, and mutant resources and TILLING platforms in tomato research. Subsequent chapters address the use of molecular techniques for the modification of important breeding traits, such as tomato fruit set, growth, ripening, and sugar accumulation, as well as disease and insect resistance in melons. The volume closes with chapters on genome editing using artificial nucleases as a future breeding tool, and on the development of an in silico crop design system. It offers a valuable resource for plant breeders, molecular biologists, and agronomists.
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Tsukuba Faculty of Life and Environmental Sc., Tsukuba, Japan
Hiroshi Ezura
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University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
Tohru Ariizumi
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IRTA, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Garcia-Mas
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Cornell University, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrated Plant Science, Ithaca, USA
Jocelyn Rose
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Functional Genomics and Biotechnology in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Crops
Editors: Hiroshi Ezura, Tohru Ariizumi, Jordi Garcia-Mas, Jocelyn Rose
Series Title: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48535-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-48533-0Published: 13 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56935-1Published: 30 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-48535-4Published: 04 January 2016
Series ISSN: 0934-943X
Series E-ISSN: 2512-3696
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 165
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Agriculture, Genetic Engineering