Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Grapes (Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants)

Content: Grapevines and viticulture / Alain Bouquet -- Natural variation in Vitis / Patrice This ... [et al.] -- Origins and consequences of somatic variation in grapevine / Laurent Torregrosa ... [et al.] -- Linkage disequilibrium and prospects for association mapping in Vitis / Christopher L. Owens -- Molecular linkage maps: strategies, resources and achievements / Guido Cipriani ... [et al.] -- Basics of grapevine genetic analysis / Leocir J. Welter, M. Stella Grando and Eva Zyprian -- Molecular breeding / Reinhard Töpfer, Ludger Hausmann and Rudolf Eibach -- Positional cloning of disease resistance genes in grapevine / Claire Anderson ... [et al.] -- Genome sequence initiatives / Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon ... [et al.] -- Vitis functional genomics: open systems for transcriptome analysis / Richard L. Tillett and John C. Cushman -- Functional genomics: closed system approaches for transcriptome analyses / Charles Romieu, Christian Kappel and Serge Delrot -- Functional genomics: proteomics and metabolomics / Steven T. Lund and Grant R. Cramer -- Bioinformatics tools in grapevine genomics / Jérôme Grimplet ... [et al.] -- Future prospects / Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon, Michel Boulay and José M. Martinez-Zapater Contents......Page 12 Preface to the Series......Page 5 Preface to the Volume......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 21 1. Grapevines and Viticulture......Page 26 2. Natural Variation in Vitis......Page 55 3. Origins and Consequences of Somatic Variation in Grapevine......Page 93 4. Linkage Disequilibrium and Prospects for Association Mapping in Vitis......Page 118 5. Molecular Linkage Maps: Strategies, Resources and Achievements......Page 136 6. Basics of Grapevine Genetic Analysis......Page 162 7. Molecular Breeding......Page 185 8. Positional Cloning of Disease Resistance Genes in Grapevine......Page 211 9. Genome Sequence Initiatives......Page 236 10. Vitis Functional Genomics: Open Systems for Transcriptome Analysis......Page 260 11. Functional Genomics: Closed System Approaches for Transcriptome Analyses......Page 295 12. Functional Genomics: Proteomics and Metabolomics......Page 324 13. Bioinformatics Tools in Grapevine Genomics......Page 342 14. Future Prospects......Page 357 B......Page 371 C......Page 372 D......Page 373 F......Page 374 G......Page 375 L......Page 376 M......Page 377 P......Page 378 R......Page 380 S......Page 381 T......Page 382 V......Page 383 Z......Page 384 Grapevine is a highly valuable crop worldwide, both from cultural as well as commercial point of view. One major advantage this crop has is that it is well adapted to scarce water conditions. Grapes are also a valuable source of health-promoting compounds such as polyphenols. The main object of grapevine breeding is to develop varieties of high quality, that are resistant to pathogens and at the same time well adapted to a changing environment. Since the beginning of the XXI century, there has been a concerted effort by the international scientific community to develop genomic tools and resources for grapevine culminating in its complete genome sequence. These efforts and their usefulness for grapevine breeding or viticulture improvement are reviewed and discussed in this book by globally reputed scientists in the field Grapevine Is A Highly Valuable Crop Worldwide, Both From A Cultural As Well As A Commercial Point Of View. One Of Its Major Advantages Is That It Is Well Adapted To Scarce Water Conditions. The Main Object Of Grapevine Breeding Is To Develop Varieties That Are Resistant To Pathogens And At The Same Time Well-adapted To A Changing Environment. Since The Beginning Of The 21st Century, There Has Been A Concerted Effort By The International Scientific Community To Develop Genomic Tools And Resources For Grapevine, Culminating In Its Complete Genome Sequence. The Book Reviews These Efforts And Their Usefulness For Grapevine Breeding And Viticulture Improvement.