Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology

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This book reviews the latest advances in multiple fields of plant biotechnology and the opportunities that plant genetics, genomics and molecular biology have offered for agriculture improvement. Advanced technologies can dramatically enhance our capacity in understanding the molecular basis of traits and utilizing the available resources for accelerated development of high yielding, nutritious, input-use efficient and climate-smart crop varieties. In this book, readers will discover the significant advances in plant genetics, structural and functional genomics, trait and gene discovery, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, nanotechnology and analytical & decision support tools in breeding. This book appeals to researchers, academics and other stakeholders of global agriculture. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology: An Introduction (Rajeev K. Varshney, Manish K. Pandey, Annapurna Chitikineni)....Pages 1-9 Advances in Sequencing and Resequencing in Crop Plants (Pradeep R. Marri, Liang Ye, Yi Jia, Ke Jiang, Steven D. Rounsley)....Pages 11-35 Revolution in Genotyping Platforms for Crop Improvement (Armin Scheben, Jacqueline Batley, David Edwards)....Pages 37-52 Trait Mapping Approaches Through Linkage Mapping in Plants (Pawan L. Kulwal)....Pages 53-82 Trait Mapping Approaches Through Association Analysis in Plants (M. Saba Rahim, Himanshu Sharma, Afsana Parveen, Joy K. Roy)....Pages 83-108 Genetic Mapping Populations for Conducting High-Resolution Trait Mapping in Plants (James Cockram, Ian Mackay)....Pages 109-138 TILLING: The Next Generation (Bradley J. Till, Sneha Datta, Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak)....Pages 139-160 Advances in Transcriptomics of Plants (Naghmeh Nejat, Abirami Ramalingam, Nitin Mantri)....Pages 161-185 Metabolomics in Plant Stress Physiology (Arindam Ghatak, Palak Chaturvedi, Wolfram Weckwerth)....Pages 187-236 Epigenetics and Epigenomics of Plants (Chandra Bhan Yadav, Garima Pandey, Mehanathan Muthamilarasan, Manoj Prasad)....Pages 237-261 Nanotechnology in Plants (Ismail Ocsoy, Didar Tasdemir, Sumeyye Mazicioglu, Weihong Tan)....Pages 263-275 Current Status and Future Prospects of Next-Generation Data Management and Analytical Decision Support Tools for Enhancing Genetic Gains in Crops (Abhishek Rathore, Vikas K. Singh, Sarita K. Pandey, Chukka Srinivasa Rao, Vivek Thakur, Manish K. Pandey et al.)....Pages 277-292 Back Matter ....Pages 293-298