Principles and Practices of Plant Genomics, Volume 3 : Advanced Genomics

Content: An Overview of Advances in Plant Genomics in the New Millennium, R.J. Henry Fundamentals of Physical Mapping, P. Azhaguvel, Y. Weng, R. Babu, A. Manickavelu, D.V. Saraswathi and H.S. Balyan Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics, A.L. Lawton-Rauh, C.R. Climer and B.L. Rauh ESTs and their Role in Functional Genomics, K. Melmaiee and V. Kalavacharla Whole Genome Sequencing, S.K. Parida and T. Mohapatra Arabidopsis Genome Initiative, R. Katam, D. Panathee, E. Basenko, R. Bandopadhyay, S.M. Basha and K. Eswaran Rice Genome Initiative, K.L. Childs and S. Ouyang The Populus Genome Initiative, S. DiFazio Peach Genome Initiative, A.G. Abbott Current Status of On-going Genome Initiatives, J.R. Soneji, M. Nageswara Rao and P. Sudarshana Concepts and Strategies for Reverse Genetics in Field, Forest and Bioenergy Crop Species, K. Kikuchi, C. Chesnais, S. Regan and T.P. Brutnell Genetic Variation Identified through Gene and Genome Sequencing, E.G. Bakker Transcriptional Profiling, S.R. Zwenger and C. Basu Advanced Bioinformatics Tools and Strategies, M. Hibbs Application of Genomics to Plant Breeding, T. Lubberstedt and M.K. Bhattacharya People, Policy and Plant Genomics, E. Frow and S. Yearley Roadmap of Genomics Research in the 21st Century, A.H. Paterson Contents......Page 18 The Prologue......Page 4 Foreword......Page 6 Preface to the Series......Page 9 Preface to the Volume......Page 14 List of Contributors......Page 20 List of Abbreviations......Page 25 1. An Overview of Advances in Plant Genomics in the New Millennium......Page 32 2. Fundamentals of Physical Mapping......Page 55 3. Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics......Page 94 4. ESTs and their Role in Functional Genomics......Page 135 5. Whole Genome Sequencing......Page 151 6. Arabidopsis Genome Initiative......Page 206 7. Rice Genome Initiative......Page 236 8. The Populus Genome Initiative......Page 274 9. Peach Genome Initiative......Page 306 10. Current Status of On-going Genome Initiatives......Page 336 11. Concepts and Strategies for Reverse Genetics in Field, Forest and Bioenergy Crop Species......Page 385 12. Genetic Variation Identified through Gene and Genome Sequencing......Page 430 13. Transcriptional Profiling......Page 455 14. Advanced Bioinformatics Tools and Strategies......Page 478 15. Application of Genomics to Plant Breeding......Page 525 16. People, Policy and Plant Genomics......Page 559 17. Roadmap of Genomics Research in the 21st Century......Page 602 This book presents the basic and applied aspects of sequencing of genes and genomes and their implication in the fine-scale elucidation of the plant genomes. The third volume presents an overview on the advances of plant genomics made in the past century; deliberations on the genomics resources; concepts, tools, strategies, and achievements of comparative, evolutionary, and functional genomics and whole-genome sequencing. It also presents critical reviews on the already completed genome initiatives and glimpses on the currently progressing genome initiatives. This volume is an ideal reference book for students, scholars and scientists in academia, industry, and government. "The three volumes in this series ... containing 41 chapters contributed by over [one] hundred globally reputed scientists, provide lucid deliberations on the concepts, strategies, tools, methodologies and achievements of plant genomics presented in a typical class-room approach."--Back cover