Functional Genomics and Biotechnology in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Crops

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ezura, Hiroshi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ariizumi, Tohru (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Garcia-Mas, Jordi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rose, Jocelyn (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, 70
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Genetic engineering.; Agriculture.; Plant genetics.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Genetic Engineering.

This volume summarizes recent technological advances in the design and engineering of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae crops. It begins with contributions on the tomato and melon genome sequence, databases for Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae research, DNA markers in the breeding of the two families, and mu...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Tomato genome sequence
• Melon genome sequence
• Databases for Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae research
• DNA markers in Solanaceae breeding
• DNA markers in Cucurbitaceae breeding
• Mutant resources and TILLING platforms in tomato research
• Tomato fruit set and its modification using molecular breeding techniques
• Fruit growth in tomato and its modification by molecular breeding techniques
• Sugar accumulation in tomato fruit and its modification using molecular breeding techniques
• Fruit ripening in tomato and its modification by molecular breeding techniques
• Disease resistance in melon and its modification by molecular breeding techniques
• Insect resistance in melon and its modification by molecular breeding
• Genetic engineering of important breeding traits in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae
• Genome editing technologies and their use in tomato
• Toward in-silico design and engineering of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae crops.