1st Edition
Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Berries
There has been considerable interest in berries recently, as their health-related, culinary, and biological properties have driven new initiatives in berry breeding and production. Breakthroughs in molecular technologies allow genomics-enabled approaches to augment research efforts. This volume documents the basic botany and culture of four major berry crops and then follows the scientific milestones that have ushered these systems into the modern genomics era. Leading researchers in each crop system detail the recent findings in genetics, genomics, and breeding that seek to improve sustainable cultivation, fruit quality, and availability.
Blueberry; Lisa J. Rowland, James F. Hancock and Nahla V. Bassil
Introduction
Basic Information on the Plant
Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding
Diversity
Analysis
Association Studies
Molecular Linkage Maps: Strategies, Resources, and Achievements Evolution of DNA Markers
Construction of Genetic Linkage maps
Molecular Mapping of Simply Inherited and Complex Traits Molecular and Transgenic Breeding
Structural Genomics
Functional Genomics: Transcriptomics
Role of Bioinformatics as a Tool
Conclusions and Future Prospects
Cranberry; Anna Zdepski, Samir C. Debnath, Amy Howell, James Polashock, Peter Oudemans, Nicholi Vorsa and Todd P. Michael
Introduction
Cranberry Genetic Resources
Cranberry Genome
Future Research and Perspectives
Raspberries and Blackberries; John-David Swanson, John E. Carlson, Felicidad Fernández-Fernández, Chad E. Finn, Julie Graham, Courtney Weber, Daniel J. Sargent
Rubus: A Preamble
Diversity Analysis
Linkage Mapping and Molecular Breeding
Mapping of Simply
Inherited Traits
Molecular Mapping of Complex Traits
Molecular Breeding
Genomics
Bioinformatic
Resources
Genomic Resources, the Future
Future Prospects
Tables
Figures
Strawberry
Fragaria History and Breeding; Philip J. Stewart
Strawberry Genome Composition, Linkage Maps and Markers; Kevin M. Folta, Béatrice Denoyes-Rothan, Mathieu Rousseau-Gueutin, and Philip J. Stewart
Strawberry Structural and Functional Genomics; Janet P. Slovin, Todd P. Michael
Biography
Kevin M. Folta, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute for Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida. Chittaranjan Kole, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, USA.