Ebook: Cereal Genomics

This book is the first of its kind, where twenty chapters written by experts of international repute, cover all aspects of cereal genomics research. In recent years genomics has become a thrust area of research in life sciences, and cereals, being the most important group of crops, their genomes have been subjected to intensive/extensive analyses. The knowledge and the products generated through cereal genomics research are already being used for plant breeding through both, the marker assisted selection (MAS) and transgenic cereals. The areas covered in this book include, development and use of all kinds of molecular markers (including SNPs), construction and use of molecular maps, study of population genetics and domestication of cereals using tools of genomics research, structural and functional genomics (including whole genome sequencing in Arabidopsis and rice), comparative genomics, QTLs (including epistatic and e-QTLs) and genes for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses, marker assisted selection (MAS), map-based cloning of genes/QTLs and the use of genomics research for crop improvement. The book, therefore, should prove useful not only for students and teachers, but also for the young research workers, who are starting their research career in the field of cereal genomics.

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This book is the first of its kind, where twenty chapters written by experts of international repute, cover all aspects of cereal genomics research. In recent years genomics has become a thrust area of research in life sciences, and cereals, being the most important group of crops, their genomes have been subjected to intensive/extensive analyses. The knowledge and the products generated through cereal genomics research are already being used for plant breeding through both, the marker assisted selection (MAS) and transgenic cereals. The areas covered in this book include, development and use of all kinds of molecular markers (including SNPs), construction and use of molecular maps, study of population genetics and domestication of cereals using tools of genomics research, structural and functional genomics (including whole genome sequencing in Arabidopsis and rice), comparative genomics, QTLs (including epistatic and e-QTLs) and genes for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses, marker assisted selection (MAS), map-based cloning of genes/QTLs and the use of genomics research for crop improvement. The book, therefore, should prove useful not only for students and teachers, but also for the young research workers, who are starting their research career in the field of cereal genomics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Cereal Genomics: An Overview....Pages 1-18
Molecular Marker Systems and Their Evaluation for Cereal Genetics....Pages 19-34
Molecular Maps in Cereals: Methodology and Progress....Pages 35-82
Organization of Retrotransposons and Microsatellites in Cereal Genomes....Pages 83-118
Comparative Genomics in Cereals....Pages 119-133
Population Genetic Structure of Wild Barley and Wheat in the Near East Fertile Crescent: Regional and Local Adaptive Patterns....Pages 135-163
Gene and Genome Changes During Domestication of Cereals....Pages 165-198
QTLs and Genes for Disease Resistance in Barley and Wheat....Pages 199-251
QTLs and Genes for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cereals....Pages 253-315
Marker Assisted Selection in the Cereals: The Dream and the Reality....Pages 317-329
Map-Based Gene Isolation in Cereal Genomes....Pages 331-360
Gene Distribution in Cereal Genomes....Pages 361-384
Whole Genome Sequencing: Methodology and Progress in Cereals....Pages 385-423
Bioinformatics and Triticeae Genomics: Resources and Future Developments....Pages 425-446
Functional Genomics of Seed Development in Cereals....Pages 447-481
Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cereals....Pages 483-514
The Arabidopsis Genome and Its Use in Cereal Genomics....Pages 515-534
Rice Genome as a Model System for Cereals....Pages 535-557
Cereal Genomics Research in the Post-genomic Era....Pages 559-584
Genomics for Cereal Improvement....Pages 585-634
Back Matter....Pages 635-639

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This book is the first of its kind, where twenty chapters written by experts of international repute, cover all aspects of cereal genomics research. In recent years genomics has become a thrust area of research in life sciences, and cereals, being the most important group of crops, their genomes have been subjected to intensive/extensive analyses. The knowledge and the products generated through cereal genomics research are already being used for plant breeding through both, the marker assisted selection (MAS) and transgenic cereals. The areas covered in this book include, development and use of all kinds of molecular markers (including SNPs), construction and use of molecular maps, study of population genetics and domestication of cereals using tools of genomics research, structural and functional genomics (including whole genome sequencing in Arabidopsis and rice), comparative genomics, QTLs (including epistatic and e-QTLs) and genes for resistance against biotic and abiotic stresses, marker assisted selection (MAS), map-based cloning of genes/QTLs and the use of genomics research for crop improvement. The book, therefore, should prove useful not only for students and teachers, but also for the young research workers, who are starting their research career in the field of cereal genomics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Cereal Genomics: An Overview....Pages 1-18
Molecular Marker Systems and Their Evaluation for Cereal Genetics....Pages 19-34
Molecular Maps in Cereals: Methodology and Progress....Pages 35-82
Organization of Retrotransposons and Microsatellites in Cereal Genomes....Pages 83-118
Comparative Genomics in Cereals....Pages 119-133
Population Genetic Structure of Wild Barley and Wheat in the Near East Fertile Crescent: Regional and Local Adaptive Patterns....Pages 135-163
Gene and Genome Changes During Domestication of Cereals....Pages 165-198
QTLs and Genes for Disease Resistance in Barley and Wheat....Pages 199-251
QTLs and Genes for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cereals....Pages 253-315
Marker Assisted Selection in the Cereals: The Dream and the Reality....Pages 317-329
Map-Based Gene Isolation in Cereal Genomes....Pages 331-360
Gene Distribution in Cereal Genomes....Pages 361-384
Whole Genome Sequencing: Methodology and Progress in Cereals....Pages 385-423
Bioinformatics and Triticeae Genomics: Resources and Future Developments....Pages 425-446
Functional Genomics of Seed Development in Cereals....Pages 447-481
Functional Genomics for Tolerance to Abiotic Stress in Cereals....Pages 483-514
The Arabidopsis Genome and Its Use in Cereal Genomics....Pages 515-534
Rice Genome as a Model System for Cereals....Pages 535-557
Cereal Genomics Research in the Post-genomic Era....Pages 559-584
Genomics for Cereal Improvement....Pages 585-634
Back Matter....Pages 635-639
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