The Ocimum Genome

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shasany, Ajit Kumar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kole, Chittaranjan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Compendium of Plant Genomes,
• Subjects: Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Agriculture.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

This book provides an overview of the Ocimum genus from its genetic diversity to genome sequences, metabolites and their therapeutic utilities. Tulasi, Ocimum tenuiflorum, as a member of the family Lamiaceae, is a sacred plant in India. The plants of this genus Ocimum are collectively referred to as...

Table of Contents:

• Genetics of Ocimum
• Systematic position, phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Ocimum
• Genetic manipulation through Mendelian plant breeding and development of genetically improved high yielding varieties of better quality in Ocimum
• Ocimum spp: A longevity elixir
• Triterpene functional genomics in Ocimum
• Genomic resources of Ocimum
• Evolutionary Analysis of few protein superfamilies in Ocimum tenuiflorum
• Holy basil genome sequencing- A futuristic therapeutic mine
• Future prospects.