Genomics of Tropical Crop PlantsPaul H. Moore, Ray Ming Springer, 2008 M01 3 - 582 páginas Having spent most of my life in Academia teaching and carrying out fundam- tal research on plant form and function, I found this collection of essays to be of considerable interest as they expanded my knowledge of genomics to plants - yond the well-studied model systems of Arabidopsis, rice, and temperate maize. It was even more valuable to me in terms of my more recent interest in international agriculture—in particular,my personal interest in promotingthe integration of - ings from the advanced plant sciences into current approaches to crop impro- ment for the bene t of poor, small-scale farmers in the developing world. In my experience, one of the greatest challenges to such integration is the relatively weak interactionamongscientists workingat the forefrontofgenomicsresearchandthose involved in the improvement of crops important to such farmers. Since most of the crops important to the poor are of tropical origin, one hopes that this very readable collection of essays will help bridge that gap as they should be of interest to both types of scientists. My own experience is interesting in this regard—I had thought that it might be useful to read just a few of these essays and ended up wanting to read them all! Reading this collection forced me to consider several important issues. |
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International Programs and the Use of Modern Biotechnologies | 21 |
Transgenics for New Plant Products Applications | 62 |
Genomics of Banana and Plantain Musa spp Major Staple Crops | 83 |
Genomics of Phaseolus Beans a Major Source of Dietary Protein | 112 |
Genomics of Theobroma cacao the Food of the Gods | 145 |
Chickpea a Common Source of Protein and Starch | 171 |
Genomics of Citrus a Major Fruit Crop of Tropical | 187 |
Genomics of Macadamia a Recently Domesticated Tree | 313 |
Genomics of Tropical Maize a Staple Food and Feed across | 333 |
Molecular Research in Oil Palm the Key Oil Crop | 371 |
Genomics of Papaya a Common Source of Vitamins | 405 |
Genomics of Peanut a Major Source of Oil and Protein | 421 |
Genomics of Pineapple Crowning The King of Tropical Fruits | 441 |
Genomics of Sorghum a SemiArid Cereal and Emerging Model | 469 |
A Major Source of Sweetness Alcohol | 483 |
Genomics of Coffee One of the Worlds Largest Traded | 202 |
Cowpea a Multifunctional Legume | 227 |
Genomics of Eucalyptus a Global Tree for Energy Paper | 259 |
Ginger and Turmeric Ancient Spices and Modern Medicines 299 | 298 |
Genomics of Wheat the Basis of Our Daily Bread 515 | 514 |
Genomics of Yams a Common Source of Food | 549 |
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