Genomics of plant genetic resources. Volume 1, Managing, sequencing and mining genetic resources [electronic resource] / Roberto Tuberosa, Andreas Graner, Emile Frison, editors.
2014
QK981
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Title
Genomics of plant genetic resources. Volume 1, Managing, sequencing and mining genetic resources [electronic resource] / Roberto Tuberosa, Andreas Graner, Emile Frison, editors.
ISBN
9789400775725 electronic book
9400775725 electronic book
9789400775718
9400775725 electronic book
9789400775718
Published
New York : Springer, 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxi, 710 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number
10.1007/978-94-007-7572-5 doi
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QK981
Dewey Decimal Classification
581.3/5
Summary
The future of food security will increasingly rely on more extensive exploration and effective exploitation of plant genetic resources. The remarkable progress in plant genomics, sequencing and bioinformatics offers unprecedented opportunities for mining germplasm collections, mapping and cloning loci of interest, identifying novel alleles and deploying them for breeding purposes. Genomics of Plant Genetic Resources presents a state-of-the-art collection of highly interdisciplinary articles describing how genomics improves our capacity to characterize and harness natural and artificially induced variation in order to boost crop productivity and provide consumers with high-quality food. In the past decade, the appreciation of the value of biodiversity has grown rapidly, mainly due to the increased awareness of the pivotal role that plant genetic resources plays for securing the supply of plant-derived products. Meeting the challenges posed by climate change and the needs of the burgeoning population will require a quantum leap in crop productivity, which will only be possible through the integration of genomics-based approaches with extant breeding programs. Additionally, the new selection paradigm ushered in by genomics-assisted breeding will facilitate allele mining in orphan crops and underutilized species, previously less accessible via conventional approaches. The unifying picture that emerges from this book unequivocally shows the pivotal role played by genomics in order to mine germplasm collections, elucidate gene function, identify superior alleles and, ultimately, release improved cultivars.
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 11, 2013).
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Tuberosa, R. (Roberto), editor of compilation.
Graner, Andreas, editor of compilation.
Frison, E. A., editor of compilation.
Graner, Andreas, editor of compilation.
Frison, E. A., editor of compilation.
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Table of Contents
Part I. Managing genetic resources
part II. Platforms and approaches to investigate plant genetic resources
part III. Genome sequencing and crop domestication
part IV. Mining allelic diversity.
part II. Platforms and approaches to investigate plant genetic resources
part III. Genome sequencing and crop domestication
part IV. Mining allelic diversity.