Intro; Preface to the Series; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Production and Academic Importance of Prunus mume; Abstract; 1.1 Prunus mume Production in Eastern Asia; 1.2 Medicinal Values of Prunus mume; References; 2 Origin and Evolution of Prunus mume; Abstract; 2.1 Origin of Prunus mume; 2.2 Origin of Prunus mume; 2.3 The Evolution of Prunus mume; 2.4 Conclusions; References; 3 Botanical Description of Prunus mume; Abstract; 3.1 Growth Characteristics; 3.1.1 Tree Characteristics; 3.1.2 Roots; 3.1.3 Buds, Branches and Leaves; 3.1.3.1 Buds; 3.1.3.2 Branches; 3.1.3.3 Leaves

3.2 Fruiting Characteristics3.2.1 Fruiting Branch Types; 3.2.1.1 Water Sprout/Shoot; 3.2.1.2 Long Fruit Branch; 3.2.1.3 Medium Fruit Branch; 3.2.1.4 Short Branch; 3.2.1.5 Ultrashort or Tiny Fruit Branch; 3.2.1.6 Needle Branch; 3.2.2 Flower Dud Differentiation; 3.2.3 Flowering and Fruiting; 3.2.4 Fruit Development; 3.2.5 Fruit Drop; 3.2.5.1 First Fruit Drop; 3.2.5.2 Second Fruit Drop; 3.2.5.3 Third Fruit Drop; 3.3 Phenological Period; 3.3.1 Flowering Period; 3.3.2 Leaf-Opening Period; 3.3.3 Abscission and Dormancy Period; 3.4 Requirements in Terms of External Environmental Conditions

3.4.1 Temperature3.4.2 Precipitation; 3.4.3 Light; 3.4.4 Soil; 3.4.5 Other Environmental Conditions; References; 4 Taxonomy and Germplasm of Prunus mume; Abstract; 4.1 Overview, Criteria and Basis of Classification in Prunus Mume; 4.1.1 Overview of Classification; 4.1.2 Criteria and Basis of Classification; 4.2 Classification of Prunus mume; 4.2.1 Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc; 4.2.2 Subspecies Group; 4.2.2.1 Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc. Var. pleiocar Pa Maxim; 4.2.2.2 Prunus Mume Sieb. et Zucc, Var. Pallescens Franch; 4.2.2.3 Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc. Var. cernua Franch

4.2.2.4 Prunus Mume Sieb. et Zucc. Var. microcarpa Makino4.2.2.5 Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc. Var. bungo Makino; 4.2.2.6 Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc. Var. goethartiana Kochne; 4.2.2.7 Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc. Var. pallidus Bao et Chen; 4.2.2.8 Prunus Mume Sieb. et Zucc. F. sempervirens Bao et Chen; 4.3 Prunus mume Varieties and Excellent Strains; References; 5 The Genome of Prunus mume; Abstract; 5.1 Plant Material; 5.2 Methods; 5.2.1 DNA Preparation and Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequencing; 5.2.2 K-mer Analysis; 5.2.3 Genome Assembly; 5.2.4 Estimation of Heterozygosity Rate

5.2.5 Whole-Genome Mapping5.2.6 Identification of RAD Markers; 5.2.7 Genetic Map Construction and Scaffold Anchoring; 5.2.8 Identification of Repetitive Elements; 5.2.9 Gene Prediction; 5.2.10 RNA-seq Data Generation; 5.2.11 Gene Annotation; 5.2.12 Identification of Noncoding RNA Genes; 5.2.13 Comparative Genome Analysis; 5.2.14 Identification of Duplicate and Syntenic Regions; 5.2.15 Identification of CBF and BEAT Genes; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Sequencing and Assembly; 5.3.2 Genome Annotation; 5.3.3 Genome Evolution; 5.3.4 Reconstruction of Ancestral Chromosomes of Rosaceae; 5.3.5 Early Blooming of P. Mume