The Foxtail Millet Genome

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Prasad, Manoj (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

This book presents up-to-date information on foxtail millet genomics, with a particular focus on its agronomic importance, genome architecture, marker development, evolutionary and diversity studies, comparative genomics and stress biology. The topics discussed have the potential to open up a new er...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foxtail millet: an introduction
• Foxtail millet genome sequencing, assembly, annotation and application
• Transposable elements in Setaria genomes
• Exploiting genome sequence information to develop genomic resources for foxtail millet improvement
• Breeding strategies in foxtail millet
• Genome wide association studies for improving agronomic traits in foxtail millet
• Genetic structure of foxtail millet landraces
• Genetic determinants of abiotic stress tolerance in foxtail millet
• Genetic transformation of Setaria: A new perspective
• Nutrition potential of foxtail millet in comparison to other millets and major cereals
• Regulation of development and stress response by miRNAs.