Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Brassicas

About this book

Due to their diversity, vegetable brassicas are of great economic importance and offer unique opportunities to enrich our knowledge about plant growth, development, and rapid phenotypic evolution. By applying emerging genomic technologies, we may greatly increase our understanding of the brassica biology and breeding efficiency.

This volume contains 11 chapters contributed by 34 specialists with extensive experience in genetics, molecular breeding, and genomics of vegetable brassicas. Recent achievements and new technologies presented in this book provide support to further research the genetics and genomics of these crops and facilitate their genetic improvement.

Contents

Basic Information on Vegetable Brassica Crops: M. Cartea, M. Lema, M. Francisco, and P. Velasco Classical Breeding and Genetic Analysis of Vegetable Brassicas: N. Ramchiary, S. Park, and Y.-P. Lim Diversity Analysis and Molecular Taxonomy of Brassica Vegetable Crops: G. Bonnema, D. Pino, D. Carpio, and J. Zhao Molecular Linkage Maps: Strategies, Resources and Achievements: D. Babula-Skowronska, A. Ciesla, and J. Sadowski Molecular Mapping of Complex Traits: M. Kaczmarek, M. Nelson, and W. Cowling Cytogenetic Studies in Vegetable Brassicas: P.A. Ziolkowski, M.A. Lysak and W.K. Heneen Brassica rapa Genome Sequencing Project: Strategies and Current Status: J.-H. Mun, T.-J. Yang, S.-J. Kwon, and B.-S. Park Exploring the Paradoxes of the Brassica Genome Architecture: I.A.P. Parkin and S.J. Robinson The Decoding of Gene Functions--Transcriptomics Tools Toward Molecular Physiology and Breeding: A. Ludwikow, K. Krasowski, and L. Zeef

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Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland Clemson University, South Carolina, USA