The Carrot Genome
Published on 20. May 2019
Book
Hardback
IX, 372 pages
978-3-030-03388-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides an up-to-date review and analysis of the carrot's nuclear and organellar genome structure and evolution. In addition, it highlights applications of carrot genomic information to elucidate the carrot's natural and agricultural history, reproductive biology, and the genetic basis of traits important in agriculture and human health. The carrot genome was sequenced in 2016, and its relatively small diploid genome, combined with the fact that it is the most complete root crop genome released to date and the first-ever Euasterid II genome to be sequenced, mean the carrot has an important role in the study of plant development and evolution. In addition, the carrot is among the top ten vegetables grown worldwide, and the abundant orange provitamin A carotenoids that account for its familiar orange color make it the richest crop source of vitamin A in the US diet, and in much of the world. This book includes the latest genetic maps, genetic tools and resources, and covers advances in genetic engineering that are relevant for plant breeders and biologists alike.
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Series
Edition
2019 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
IX, 372 p.
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
918 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-03388-0 (9783030033880)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-03389-7
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Additional editions
Philipp Simon | Massimo Iorizzo | Dariusz Grzebelus
The Carrot Genome
E-Book
05/2019
1st Edition
Springer
€171.19
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Persons
Philipp Simon
, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI, USA and Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Massimo Iorizzo , Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
Dariusz Grzebelus , Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Rafal Baranski , Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Massimo Iorizzo , Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
Dariusz Grzebelus , Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Rafal Baranski , Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Content
Economic and Academic Importance.- Daucus: Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Distribution.- Carrot floral development and reproductive biology.- Gene Flow in Carrot.- Carrot Domestication.- Genetic Resources for Carrot Improvement.- Carrot Molecular Genetics and Mapping.