Genetics, Genomics And Breeding Of Berries (genetics, Genomics And Breeding Of Crop Plants)

Content: Blueberry / Lisa J. Rowland, James F. Hancock and Nahla V. Bassil -- Cranberry / Anna Zdepski ... [et al.] -- Raspberries and blackberries / John-David Swanson ... [et al.] -- Strawberry / Philip J. Stewart ... [et al.] Contents......Page 13 Preface to the Series......Page 5 Preface to the Volume......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 18 List of Abbreviations......Page 21 1.2.1 Economic Importance......Page 23 1.2.3 Academic Importance......Page 25 1.2.4 Taxonomy and Germplasm Resources......Page 26 1.3.1 Classical Breeding Achievements......Page 29 1.3.2 Limitations of Traditional Breeding......Page 34 1.4 Diversity Analysis......Page 35 1.6 Molecular Linkage Maps: Strategies, Resources, and Achievements......Page 38 1.7 Evolution of DNA Markers......Page 39 1.8 Construction of Genetic Linkage Maps......Page 44 1.10 Molecular and Transgenic Breeding......Page 45 1.11 Structural Genomics......Page 47 1.12 Functional Genomics: Transcriptomics......Page 50 1.13 Role of Bioinformatics as a Tool......Page 53 References......Page 54 2.1.1 History of the Cranberry......Page 63 2.1.2 Other Vaccinium Species......Page 65 2.1.3 Biology of Cranberry......Page 66 2.1.4 Disease of Cranberry......Page 68 2.1.5 Current Market and Industry......Page 70 2.1.6 Current Research—Natural Products and Chemical Analysis—Cranberry Health Benefits......Page 71 2.2.1 Natural Collections......Page 73 2.2.3 Crosses and Interesting Genetics......Page 74 2.2.4 Breeding for New Varieties......Page 76 2.3.1 Cytology......Page 77 2.3.2 Markers......Page 78 2.3.3 Genetic Transformation......Page 79 2.3.4 Genome Size......Page 80 2.4 Future Research and Perspectives......Page 81 References......Page 82 3.1.1 Economic Importance, Production Areas, and Nutritional Composition......Page 86 3.1.2 Academic Importance: Use as a Model Plant in Genetics, Cytogenetics, Breeding and Genomics......Page 88 3.1.3 Brief History of the Crop: Center of Origin, Botanical Origin and Evolution, Domestication, and Dissemination......Page 89 3.1.4 Brief History of Breeding......Page 90 3.1.5 Botanical Features......Page 98 3.2.1 Genotype-based Diversity Analysis......Page 101 3.2.2 Relationship with other Cultivated Species and Wild Relatives......Page 102 3.2.3 Extent of Genetic Diversity and Relationship with Geographical Distribution......Page 103 3.3.1 Classical Mapping Efforts......Page 104 3.3.3 Breeding Goals and Objectives......Page 105 3.4.1 A Brief History of Marker Development......Page 107 3.4.3 Mapping Populations Used......Page 108 3.5.2 Dwarf Habit and Pubescent Canes......Page 110 3.6.2 Resistance to Cane Diseases......Page 111 3.6.4 Fruit Quality Traits......Page 113 3.6.5 Future Prospects and Work in Progress......Page 114 3.7.2 Marker-Assisted Gene Introgression and Gene Pyramiding......Page 115 3.7.4 Transgenic Breeding......Page 116 3.8.1 Genomic Resources......Page 118 3.8.2 Genomic Libraries......Page 119 3.8.3 Expression Libraries and Gene Identification......Page 121 3.8.4 Functional Studies......Page 122 3.10 Genomic Resources, the Future......Page 125 3.11 Future Prospects......Page 126 References......Page 127 4.1.2 Today's Strawberry Industry......Page 136 4.1.3 History......Page 138 4.1.4.1 Diploids 2n = 14......Page 140 4.1.4.3 Octoploids 2n = 56......Page 143 4.1.4.4 Natural Decaploids......Page 144 4.1.5 Hybridization......Page 145 4.1.6.1 Breeding for Flowering Habit......Page 148 4.1.6.2 Other Breeding Progress......Page 149 4.1.6.3 Inheritance of Simple Traits......Page 150 4.1.7 Diversity in Fragaria......Page 152 4.1.7.1 Phylogeny......Page 153 References......Page 155 4.2.1 Introduction......Page 160 4.2.2 Many Levels of Ploidy......Page 161 4.2.3 Genome Composition......Page 165 4.2.4 Inheritance in Octoploid Strawberry......Page 167 4.2.5 Molecular Markers—Fingerprints and Map Making......Page 170 4.2.6 Development of Linkage Maps......Page 173 4.2.7 Germplasm Identification......Page 174 4.2.8 Mapping and Tagging of Major Genes......Page 175 4.2.9 The Strawberry Genome......Page 177 References......Page 178 4.3.2 Fragaria vesca: A model Fragaria Species......Page 184 4.3.3 Fragaria Structural Genomics......Page 185 4.3.4 Genome Sequencing Initiatives......Page 190 4.3.5 Functional Genomics: Transcriptomics......Page 192 4.3.5.1 Fruit Growth and Quality......Page 193 4.3.5.2 Flowering/Development......Page 197 4.3.5.3 Disease/Pest Resistance......Page 198 4.3.5.4 Emerging Functional Genomics......Page 200 4.3.5.5 Application of Functional Genomics in Genomics-Assisted Breeding......Page 201 4.3.6 Proteomics......Page 202 4.3.7 Metabolomics......Page 204 4.3.9.1 Potential for Expansion of Productivity......Page 207 4.3.9.2 Genetic Manipulation......Page 208 4.3.9.4 The Fragaria Research Community......Page 209 References......Page 210 C......Page 216 F......Page 217 M......Page 218 R......Page 219 W......Page 220 There has been considerable interest in berries recently, as their health-related, culinary, and biological properties have driven new initiatives in berry breeding and production. Breakthroughs in molecular technologies allow genomics-enabled approaches to augment research efforts. This volume documents the basic botany and culture of four major berry crops and then follows the scientific milestones that have ushered these systems into the modern genomics era. Leading researchers in each crop system detail the recent findings in genetics, genomics, and breeding that seek to improve sustainable cultivation, fruit quality, and availability. Recent interest in the health-related, culinary, and biological properties of berries is stimulating new initiatives in berry breeding and production. Breakthroughs in molecular technologies allow genomics-enabled approaches to augment research efforts. This volume documents the basic botany and culture of four major berry crops and follows the scientific milestones that have ushered these systems into the modern genomics era. Leading researchers in each crop system detail the recent findings in genetics, genomics, and breeding that seek to improve sustainable cultivation, fruit quality, and availability