Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxv

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2. Arachis

   • H. D. Upadhyaya, Shivali Sharma, S. L. Dwivedi

   Pages 1-19

3. Cajanus

   • Nalini Mallikarjuna, K. B. Saxena, D. R. Jadhav

   Pages 21-33

4. Chenopodium

   • Eric N. Jellen, Bozena A. Kolano, Maria C. Sederberg, Alejandro Bonifacio, Peter J. Maughan

   Pages 35-61

5. Cicer

   • Nalini Mallikarjuna, Clarice Coyne, Seungho Cho, Sheri Rynearson, P. N. Rajesh, Deepak R. Jadhav et al.

   Pages 63-82

6. Glycine

   • M. B. Ratnaparkhe, R. J. Singh, J. J. Doyle

   Pages 83-116

7. Lathyrus

   • Allison M. Gurung, Edwin C. K. Pang

   Pages 117-126

8. Lens

   • Dorin Gupta, Rebecca Ford, Paul W. J. Taylor

   Pages 127-139

9. Lotus

   • Shusei Sato, Satoshi Tabata

   Pages 141-151

10. Lupinus

    • Bogdan Wolko, Jon C. Clements, Barbara Naganowska, Matthew N. Nelson, Hua’an Yang

    Pages 153-206

11. Medicago

    • Iryna Sanders, Leonid Sukharnikov, Fares Z. Najar, Bruce A. Roe

    Pages 207-222

12. Phaseolus

    • Francisco J. L. Aragão, Rosana P. V. Brondani, Marília L. Burle

    Pages 223-236

13. Pisum

    • T. H. N. Ellis

    Pages 237-248

14. Trifolium

    • W. M. Williams, S. N. Nichols

    Pages 249-272

15. Vicia

    • John A. Bryant, Stephen G. Hughes

    Pages 273-289

16. Vigna

    • Norihiko Tomooka, Akito Kaga, Takehisa Isemura, Duncan Vaughan

    Pages 291-311

17. Back Matter

    Pages 313-321

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Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. This work includes comprehensive examinations of the status, origin, distribution, morphology, cytology, genetic diversity and available genetic and genomic resources of numerous wild crop relatives, as well as of their evolution and phylogenetic relationship. Further topics include their role as model plants, genetic erosion and conservation efforts, and their domestication for the purposes of bioenergy, phytomedicines, nutraceuticals and phytoremediation. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources comprises 10 volumes on Cereals, Millets and Grasses, Oilseeds, Legume Crops and Forages, Vegetables, Temperate Fruits, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Industrial Crops, Plantation and Ornamental Crops, and Forest Trees. It contains 125 chapters written by nearly 400 well-known authors from about 40 countries.

• Genomics resources
• Nutraceuticals
• Phytomedicine
• Plant cultivation
• Plant domestication

From the reviews:

“Many authors have contributed to this book’s 15 chapters, each of which focuses upon a legume or forage crop and associated species. … The book is likely to be a useful resource for a range of scientists … . If plant breeders are involved in breeding a range of forage legumes, then reference to this book might be useful. … those involved in the conservation of plant genetic resources might be the real users of this book … .” (Brian Ford-Lloyd, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 48 (1), 2012)

• Institute of Nutraceutical Research, Clemson University, Clemson, USA

  Chittaranjan Kole