Polyploidy: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives

Description

This is the first book to present consolidated, up-to-date information regarding recent trends and future perspectives of polyploidy – a phenomenon that has played a pivotal role in the evolution of domesticated plants and a research area that has been given new impetus thanks to advances in plant biology techniques integrated with bioinformatics tools. The book emphasizes the tremendous potential of polyploidy in plant breeding to improve existing crops and develop new ones to cater for the needs of an ever-increasing human population. It is divided into 8 chapters, each including an introduction and references, and complemented with plentiful illustrations, figures and tables. The chapters cover all facets of polyploidy, from its origin, occurrence, recent polyploidization, formation pathways, artificial induction, criteria for detection, and its significance in the contexts of genomic changes and the changing environment, as well as future perspectives. The book discusses at length the aspects of polyploidy that need to be understood for a thorough comprehension of this biologically important subject. It also highlights the recent techniques involved in polyploidy research. Further, it provides a detailed account, with suitable examples, of the different genetic and epigenetic changes that occur in polyploids to help their survival. A timely publication, it serves as an excellent single-source textbook. It is a valuable resource for students, research scholars and teachers of biological sciences in particular, and to plant breeders, cytologists, geneticists, and molecular biologists in general. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction to Polyploidy (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 1-13 Origin of Polyploidy (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 15-29 Occurrence of Polyploidy (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 31-42 Detection of Polyploidy (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 43-52 Significance of Polyploidy (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 53-68 Polyploidy and Genomic Changes (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 69-87 Polyploidy in Changing Environment (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 89-99 Future Prospects in Polyploidy Research (Tanvir-Ul-Hassan Dar, Reiaz-Ul Rehman)....Pages 101-104