Plant Ecogenomics

Description

This new volume offers a valuable introduction to plant ecology from a genomics point of view, presenting a thorough foundation and summary of modern approaches, methodologies, research goals, and evidence of plant ecology in the modern genomic era. The book also presents important updated information on the most recent knowledge of the different aspects of plant populations. The volume gives an overview of the approaches to unravelling the genetic basis underlying fundamental responses of plants to their natural environments, describing in detail the concepts, aims, and approaches of plant ecological genomics along with the genomic tools embraced by ecologists for mining various ecological problems. Recent advances and breakthroughs made in molecular markers along with their applications in plant ecogenomic studies are shared, and specific applications, techniques, and tools are described as well, such advanced molecular techniques, next-generation sequencing, eDNA metabarcoding, among others. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page About the Editors Table of Contents Contributors Abbreviations Foreword Preface 1. Ecogenomics: An Appraisal 2. Advancement in Molecular Tools of Plant Population Genetics 3. Application of Next‑Generation Sequencing in Plant Molecular Ecology 4. Approaches for Metabarcoding and Environmental DNA (eDNA) Assays in Plants 5. Role of Epigenetics in Ecogenomics 6. QTL Analysis and Reverse Genetics in Molecular Systematics 7. Dispersal, Gene Flow, and Population Structure 8. Ecological Genomics in Context with Plant Adaptations and Speciation 9. Role of Ecogenomics in Conservation and Management 10. Genetic Diversity as a Conservation Tool 11. Inbreeding and Genetic Load and Role of Ecogenomics in Landscape Genetic Restoration 12. Plant Ecogenomics: Challenges and Opportunities Index