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The Kiwifruit Genome

The Kiwifruit Genome - Compendium of Plant Genomes

1st ed. 2016

Hardback (13 May 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book describes the basic botanical features of kiwifruit and its wild relatives, reports on the steps that led to its genome sequencing, and discusses the results obtained with the assembly and annotation. The core chapters provide essential insights into the main gene families that characterize this species as a crop, including the genes controlling sugar and starch metabolism, pigment biosynthesis and degradation, the ascorbic-acid pathway, fruit softening and postharvest metabolism, allergens, and resistance to pests and diseases.

The book offers a valuable reference guide for taxonomists, geneticists and horticulturists. Further, since information gained from the genome sequence is extraordinarily useful in assessing the breeding value of individuals based on whole-genome scans, it will especially benefit plant breeders. Accordingly, chapters are included that focus on gene introgression from wildrelatives and genome-based breeding.



Book information

ISBN: 9783319322728
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
Language: English
Number of pages: 269
Weight: 6879g
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 18mm