Overview
- Shares the latest insights into the almond tree genome project
- Discusses the possibilities of genetic improvement for almonds
- Describes essential tools and strategies used in genome sequencing and analysis
Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes (CPG)
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This book brings together the latest information on almond genomics and transcriptomics, with a particular focus on cutting-edge findings, tools, and strategies employed in genome sequencing and analysis with regard to the most important agronomic traits.
Cultivated almond [(Prunus dulcis (Miller) D. A. Webb, syn. Prunus amygdalus Batsch., Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus dulcis Mill.)] is a tree crop producing seeds of great economic interest, and adapted to hot and dry climates. Domesticated in Southeast Asia, its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal model to complement genomics studies on peach, generally considered to be the reference Prunus species. Both represent consanguineous species that evolved in two distinct environments: warmer and more humid in the case of peach, and colder and xerophytic for almond. The advent of affordable whole-genome sequencing, in combination with existing Prunus functional genomics data, has now made it possible to leverage the novel diversity found in almond, providing an unmatched resource for the genetic improvement of this species.Keywords
Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Almond Tree Genome
Editors: Raquel Sánchez-Pérez, Angel Fernandez i Marti, Pedro Martinez-Gomez
Series Title: Compendium of Plant Genomes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30302-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30301-3Published: 28 June 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30304-4Due: 29 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30302-0Published: 27 June 2023
Series ISSN: 2199-4781
Series E-ISSN: 2199-479X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 171
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture