This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the advances in genetics and genomics research on rice. The chapters feature the latest developments in rice research and cover such topics as the tools and resources for the functional analysis of rice genes, the identification of useful genes for rice improvement, the present understanding of rice development and biological processes, and the application of this present understanding towards rice improvement. The volume also features a perspective on synthesis and prospects, laying the groundwork for future advances in rice genetics and genomics.
Written by authorities in the field, Genetics and Genomics of Rice will serve as an invaluable reference for rice researchers for years to come.
This book offers comprehensive coverage of the advances in genetics and genomics research on rice. It presents special topics pertaining to the rice genome, including the documentation of tools and resources for functional analysis of the rice genome.
A reference rice genome sequence in the 10K genome era.- The Wild
Relative of Rice Genomes and Genomics.- Natural variation and
sequencing-based genetics studies in rice.- Genome mapping, markers and
QTLs.- Transposable element dynamics in rice and its wild relatives.-
Molecular cytogenetics of rice and its wild relatives.- Mutant resources for
functional analysis of the rice genome.- Transcriptome profiling in rice.-
Epigenomics of rice.- Non-coding regulatory RNAs.- Disease resistance.-
Insect Resistance.- Abiotic stress resistance.- Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Uptake and Utilization.- Yield.- Understanding Genetic Molecular Basis of
Rice Grain Quality.- Advances in the Understanding of Genetic and Molecular
Basis of Heterosis in Rice.- Flowering.- Panicle Development.- Root
Development.- Reproductive isolation between indica and japonica subspecies.-
Genomics-based breeding technology.- Utilization of Exotic Germplasm.-
Transformation and transgenic breeding.
Qifa Zhang, PhD Huazhong Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Wuhan, China
Rod A. Wing, PhD University of Arizona, Arizona Genomics Institute, The School of Plant Sciences, Tucson, AZ, USA
