Genetics and Genomics of Pineapple

This book is the first comprehensive volume on the genetics and genomics of pineapple and provides an overview of the current state of pineapple research. Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] is the second most important tropical fruit after banana in term of international trade. Its features are a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ming, Ray. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, 22
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00614-3
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Origin and Domestication of Pineapple
  • Biology of the Pineapple Plant
  • The Phylogeny of the Family Bromeliaceae
  • Genetic Diversity of Pineapple
  • Molecular Genetic Map of Pineapple
  • Genetic Transformation of Pineapple
  • A Brief History of Pineapple Improvement
  • Sequencing and Assembly of the F153 Pineapple Genome
  • The Draft Genome of MD-2 Pineapple
  • Comparative Genomics of Pineapple and Other Angiosperm Genomes
  • Pineapple Repeat Database
  • Identification of microRNA, phasiRNAs, and Their Targets in Pineapple
  • Comparative Analysis of Transcription Factors in Pineapple
  • Alternative Splicing Landscape in Pineapple
  • Analysis of Genes Encoding Proteolytic Enzymes in Pineapple
  • Genomics of Pineapple Disease Resistance Genes
  • Carbon Flux and Carbohydrate Gene Families in Pineapple
  • Pineapple DB: An Online Pineapple Bioinformatics Resource
  • Molecular Markers in Pineapple
  • Genomics of the Pineapple Systeine Protease Family Bromelain
  • Gametophyte Self-incompatibility in Pineapple
  • Circadian Clock Cis-elements in the Evolution of CAM Photosynthesis
  • Genomic Relationships, Diversity, and Ancestry of Ananas taxa
  • Index.