Brassicas and Legumes From Genome Structure to Breeding /

Genome sequence studies have become more and more important for plant breeding. Brassicas and Legumes: From Genome Structure to Breeding comprises 16 chapters and presents both an overview and the latest results of this rapidly expanding field. Topics covered include: genome analysis of a flowering...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nagata, Toshiyuki, 1945-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tabata, Satoshi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
Series:Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry ; 52.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Genome analysis of a flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana
  • The sequence of the Arabidopsis genome as a tool for comparative structural genomics in Brassicaceae
  • Application of molecular markers in Brassica coenospecies: comparative mapping and tagging
  • The molecular genetic basis of flowering time variation in Brassica species
  • Quantitative trait loci for clubroot resistance in Brassica oleracea
  • Structural differences of S locus between Brassica oleracea and Brassica rapa
  • Brassica and legume chromosomes
  • Sequence analysis of the Lotus japonicus genome
  • Introduction of an early flowering accession 'Miyakojima' MG-20 to molecular genetics in Lotus japonicus
  • Genetic linkage map of the model legume Lotus japonicus
  • Construction of a high quality genome library of Lotus japonicus: application of high efficient genome scanning for construction of high density map and conduct of saturation mapping of nodulation genes
  • Genome analysis of Mesorhizobium loti: a symbiotic partner to Lotus japonicus
  • Molecular linkage map of the model legume Medicago truncatula Gaertn
  • Genetic mapping of seed and nodule protein markers in diploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
  • Mapping the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genome: Localization of fungal resistance genes in interspecific crosses.