Overview

This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the genetics and genomics of the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes crops such as watermelon, melon, cucumber, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, and gourds.  Recent years have resulted in tremendous increases in our knowledge of these species due to large scale genomic and transcriptomic studies and production of draft genomes for the four major species, Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, and Cucurbita spp.  This text examines genetic resources and structural and functional genomics for each species group and across species groups. In addition, it explores genomic-informed understanding and commonalities in cucurbit biology with respect to vegetative growth, floral development and sex expression, fruit growth and development, and important fruit quality traits.

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Author:   Rebecca Grumet ,  Nurit Katzir ,  Jordi Garcia-Mas
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Volume:   20
Weight:   0.676kg
ISBN:  

9783319841359

ISBN 10:   3319841351
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   12 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Cultivation and uses of cucurbits.- Evolution and phylogeny of the cucurbits.- Genetic Resources of Melon.- Genetic resources of cucumber.- Genetic resources of watermelon.- Genetic resources of Cucurbita spp.- Genetic resources for minor cucurbit crops.- Genetic mapping of complex traits in cucurbits (populations, genetic maps and traits).- The melon genome.- The cucumber genome.- The watermelon genome.- Cucurbita genome(s).- The genome of minor cucurbit crops.- Comparative genomics of the Cucurbitaceae.- Organellar genomes of the cucurbits.- Databases and bioinformatics for cucurbit species.- Cucurbit mutants and tilling populations.- Genetic transformation of cucurbit species.- VIGS and functional analyses.- Phloem.- Grafting.- Floral sex expression.- Fruit growth and development.- Fruit quality.- Genomic/transcriptomic analysis.- Sugar and organic acids.- Aroma.- Color.- Fruit ripening.- Disease resistance.- Phytochemistry.- Abiotic stress.- Bridging classical and genomic approaches to cucurbit breeding.- Opportunities for genomic applications to cucurbit breeding.

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Dr. Rebecca GrumetMichigan State UniversityDepartment of HorticultureLansing, MichiganUSA Dr. Nurit KatzirAgricultural Research OrganizationNewe Ya'ar Research CenterRamat Yishay  Israel Dr. Jordi Garcia-MasIRTA Institute of Agro-food Research and TechnologyCenter for Research in Agricultural Genomics CSIS-IRTA-UAB Plant and Animal Genomics Barcelona  Spain

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