Download or read book Genetics and Genomics of Linum written by Christopher A. Cullis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition. This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole genome sequence, efficient transformation methods, insertional mutant collections, large germplasm collections, resequenced genomes) that have led much progress and its economic importance. The methods and use of Linum to address a wide range of applications (e.g. disease resistance, cell wall composition, abiotic stress tolerance, floral development, natural diversity) is also discussed.
Download or read book Genomics of Drought Tolerance in Flax Linum Usitatissimum L written by Demissew Sertse Desta and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), one of the eight founder crops of agriculture, is a versatile plant that has been a source of fiber and oil for millennia. Flax production, however, is constrained by various factors, including moisture stress. Yet, variations in the level of tolerance to different moisture regimes exists among flax germlines, thereby providing opportunities for breeders. To understand the global scale eco-geographic adaptation and to further gain insight into the genetic architecture of drought-related traits leading towards marker-assisted breeding and/or genomic selection in flax, a genome-wide investigation using high density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data was performed in two sets of flax genotypes: a core (n=407) and a mini-core (n=115) collection, both representing the major world flax growing regions. The core collection was used to demonstrate haplotype distribution and possible driving forces that have shaped the population structure of the crop. The mini-core was used to perform genotype-phenotype association for drought-related traits through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) based on phenotypic values generated in two experiments. In the first experiment, 16 early root and shoot traits were evaluated using a semi-hydroponic pouch system in a controlled environment, while in the second experiment 11 drought-related traits were evaluated under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. For the latter, GWAS was performed using the adjusted values of six of the measured traits that significantly responded to the watering regime, as well as six calculated stress indices for each trait. The genetic structure analysis clustered the core collection into four major groups: Temperate, South Asian, Mediterranean and Abyssinian. The Temperate group comprised the majority of the core collection and was dominated by accessions from Eurasia, the Americas and Oceania. Despite their limited representation, the other three groups harbored a high concentration of endemic haplotypes that can be attributed to the long history of flax cultivation in these regions hypothesized to be the centers of diversification the crop. More in-depth samplings from these regions is thus expected to broaden the genetic diversity of the flax core collection substantially. Genetic variation within morphotypes is more pronounced than between the fiber and oil types, reflecting selection of genotypes for dually elite traits i.e. both for seed and fiber. The overall result suggests the contribution of use-directed human selection and eco-geographic variations along the latitudinal gradient as major forces in shaping the genetic structure of the crop. The two GWAS experiments, i.e., early root-shoot growth and field-drought-tolerance-related traits, yielded 228 and 144 quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs), respectively, that were associated with at least one trait. Most loci, 100 kb up- and downstream of the associated QTN, harbored genes predicted to play roles in modulating the associated trait or traits. In the root-shoot GWAS, genes predicted to encode GRAS transcription factors, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and auxin related lateral organ boundary proteins were present at root trait QTN loci, while QTN loci associated with shoot traits mainly harbored genes involved in photo-morphogenesis and plant immunity. QTN loci of drought tolerant traits consistently harbored genes known to mediate responses to abiotic stress, including drought, heat and salt, suggesting the importance of these loci for stress tolerance to be considered as candidate QTL of the traits associated with.
Download or read book The Flax Genome written by Frank M. You and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flax Genome is a comprehensive compilation of most recent studies focused on reference genome, genetic resources and molecular diversity, breeding, QTL mapping, gene editing tools, functional genomics and metabolomics, molecular breeding via genomic selection, and genomic resources. The flax genome reference sequences and the new genome assemblies are presented. A list of flax QTL and candidate genes associated with more than 35 traits, including yield and agronomic, seed quality and fatty acid composition, fibre quality and yield, abiotic stress, and disease resistance traits, are summarized. A QTL- based genomic selection strategy and genome–editing tools are systematically introduced. In addition, huge amounts of flax genomic resources generated in the last decade are summarized. The book contains 13 chapters with about 390 pages authored by globally reputed researchers in the relevant fields to this crop The book is intended to be useful to students, teachers, and researchers interested in traditional and molecular breeding, pathology, molecular genetics and breeding, bioinformatics and computational biology, and functional genomics
Download or read book Industrial Oil Crops written by Thomas McKeon and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial Oil Crops presents the latest information on important products derived from seed and other plant oils, their quality, the potential environmental benefit, and the latest trends in industrial uses. This book provides a comprehensive view of key oil crops that provide products used for fuel, surfactants, paints and coatings, lubricants, high-value polymers, safe plasticizers and numerous other products, all of which compete effectively with petroleum-derived products for quality and cost. Specific products derived from oil crops are a principle concern, and other fundamental aspects of developing oil crops for industrial uses are also covered. These include improvement through traditional breeding, and molecular, tissue culture and genetic engineering contributions to breeding, as well as practical aspects of what is needed to bring a new or altered crop to market. As such, this book provides a handbook for developing products from renewable resources that can replace those currently derived from petroleum. Led by an international team of expert editors, this book will be a valuable asset for those in product research and development as well as basic plant research related to oil crops. - Up-to-date review of all the key oilseed crops used primarily for industrial purposes - Highlights the potential for providing renewable resources to replace petroleum derived products - Comprehensive chapters on biodiesel and polymer chemistry of seed oil - Includes chapters on economics of new oilseed crops, emerging oilseed crops, genetic modification and plant tissue culture technology for oilseed improvement
Download or read book Genomic Designing of Climate Smart Oilseed Crops written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights modern strategies and methods to improve oilseed crops in the era of climate change, presenting the latest advances in plant molecular breeding and genomics-driven breeding. Spectacular achievements in the fields of molecular breeding, transgenics and genomics in the last three decades have facilitated revolutionary changes in oilseed- crop-improvement strategies and techniques. Since the genome sequencing of rice, as the first crop plant, in 2002, the genomes of about one dozen oilseed crops have been sequenced and more are to follow. This has made it possible to decipher the exact nucleotide sequence and chromosomal positions of agroeconomic genes. Most importantly, comparative genomics and genotyping-by-sequencing have opened up new vistas for exploring available biodiversity, particularly of wild crop relatives, for identifying useful donor genes.
Download or read book The Genetics of the Genus Linum written by Jantina Tammes and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domestication of Plants in the Old World written by Daniel Zohary and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this definitive volume, the authors review the origin and subsequent spread of the plants on which Old World food production was founded. Their account is based on the detailed consideration of the plant remains found at archaeological sites and accumulated knowledge about the present-day wild relatives of cultivated plants.
Download or read book Oil Crop Genomics written by Huseyin Tombuloglu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants are an important source of fats and oils, which are essential for the human diet. In recent years, genomics of oil biosynthesis in plants have attracted great interest, especially in high oil-bearing plants, such as sesame, olive, sunflower, and palm. Considering that, genome sequencing projects of these plants have been undertaken with the help of advanced genomics tools such as next generation sequencing. Several genome sequencing projects of oil crops are in progress and many others are en route. In addition to genome information, advanced genomics approaches are discussed such as transcriptomics, genomics-assisted breeding, genome-wide association study (GWAS), genotyping by sequencing (GBS), and CRISPR. These have all improved our understanding of the oil biosynthesis mechanism and breeding strategies for oil production. There is, however, no book that covers the genomes and genomics of oil crops. For this reason, in this volume we collected the most recent knowledge of oil crop genomics for researchers who study oil crop genomes, genomics, biotechnology, pharmacology, and medicine. This book covers all genome-sequenced oil crops as well as the plants producing important oil metabolites. Throughout this book, the latest genomics developments and discoveries are highlighted as well as open problems and future challenges in oil crop genomics. In doing so, we have covered the state-of-the-art of developments and trends of oil crop genomics.
Download or read book Plant Genomes written by Jean-Nicolas Volff and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent major advances in the field of comparative genomics and cytogenomics of plants, particularly associated with the completion of ambitious genome projects, have uncovered astonishing facets of the architecture and evolutionary history of plant genomes. The aim of this book was to review these recent developments as well as their implications in our understanding of the mechanisms which drive plant diversity. New insights into the evolution of gene functions, gene families and genome size are presented, with particular emphasis on the evolutionary impact of polyploidization and transposable elements. Knowledge on the structure and evolution of plant sex chromosomes, centromeres and microRNAs is reviewed and updated. Taken together, the contributions by internationally recognized experts present a panoramic overview of the structural features and evolutionary dynamics of plant genomes.This volume of Genome Dynamics will provide researchers, teachers and students in the fields of biology and agronomy with a valuable source of current knowledge on plant genomes.
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Download or read book Plant Virus Evolution written by Marilyn J. Roossinck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-23 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive look at the field of plant virus evolution. It is the first book ever published on the topic. Individual chapters, written by experts in the field, cover plant virus ecology, emerging viruses, plant viruses that integrate into the host genome, population biology, evolutionary mechanisms and appropriate methods for analysis. It covers RNA viruses, DNA viruses, pararetroviruses and viroids, and presents a number of thought-provoking ideas.
Download or read book Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure written by Nikolay Kolchanov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - The data gathered can be used to solve a wide range of problems - for basic science and applied science
Download or read book Genetic Studies on Some Species and Their Hybrids in the Genus Linum written by Rita Kumari and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flax written by Alister D. Muir and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linum usitatissimum is a widely distributed plant that has a long history of traditional use as both an industrial oil and fiber crop. It is known as linseed in the United Kingdom, or flax in North America. For the last 15 years, there has been a steadily growing interest in the medicinal and nutraceutical value of flax, including experimental evid
Download or read book The Globe Artichoke Genome written by Ezio Portis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-08 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest information on the genetics and genomics of the globe artichoke. It focuses on the latest findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing, physical map development and QTL analyses, as well as genomic resources. The re-sequencing of four globe artichoke genotypes, representative of the core varietal types in cultivation, as well as the genotype of cultivated cardoon, has recently been completed. Here, the five genomes are reconstructed at the chromosome scale and annotated. Moreover, functional SNP analyses highlight numerous genetic variants, which represent key tools for dissecting the path from sequence variation to phenotype, as well as for designing effective diagnostic markers. The wealth of information provided here offers a valuable asset for scientists, plant breeders and students alike.
Download or read book Genetics and Genomics of Pineapple written by Ray Ming and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive volume on the genetics and genomics of pineapple and provides an overview of the current state of pineapple research. Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] is the second most important tropical fruit after banana in term of international trade. Its features are advantageous for genomic research: it has a small genome of 527 Mb which is diploid and vegetatively propagated; it is monocot, closely related to the grass family that includes major cereal crops, wheat, rice, corn, sorghum, and millet; and it serves as an out group for genetic and genomic research in grasses. In addition to exploring the evolution and improvement of pineapple, this work examines the pineapple genome with respect to genome structure and organization, comparative analyses with other angiosperm genomes, transcription factors, disease resistance, and circadian clock regulation of CAM related genes. With chapters covering botanical, genetic, genomic, and applied aspects of pineapple, this text also encourages the application of genomic technologies and suggests future prospects.
Download or read book Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology written by Ara Kirakosyan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant biotechnology applies to three major areas of plants and their uses: (1) control of plant growth and development; (2) protection of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3) expansion of ways by which specialty foods, biochemicals, and pharmaceuticals are produced. The topic of recent advances in plant biotechnology is ripe for consideration because of the rapid developments in this ?eld that have revolutionized our concepts of sustainable food production, cost-effective alt- native energy strategies, environmental bioremediation, and production of pla- derived medicines through plant cell biotechnology. Many of the more traditional approaches to plant biotechnology are woefully out of date and even obsolete. Fresh approaches are therefore required. To this end, we have brought together a group of contributors who address the most recent advances in plant biotechnology and what they mean for human progress, and hopefully, a more sustainable future. Achievements today in plant biotechnology have already surpassed all previous expectations. These are based on promising accomplishments in the last several decades and the fact that plant biotechnology has emerged as an exciting area of research by creating unprecedented opportunities for the manipulation of biological systems. In connection with its recent advances, plant biotechnology now allows for the transfer of a greater variety of genetic information in a more precise, controlled manner. The potential for improving plant productivity and its proper use in agric- ture relies largely on newly developed DNA biotechnology and molecular markers.
