The Oil Palm Genome (Compendium of Plant Genomes)

This book compiles the fundamental advances resulting from of oil-palm genome and transcriptome sequencing, and describes the challenges faced and strategies applied in sequencing, assembling and annotating oil palm genome sequences. The availability of genome and transcriptome data has made the mining of a high number of new molecular markers useful for genetic diversity as well as marker-trait association studies and the book presents high-throughput genotyping platforms, which allow the detection of QTL regions associated with interesting oil palm traits such as oil unsaturation and yield components using classical genetic and association mapping approaches. Lastly, it also presents the discovery of major genes governing economically important traits of the oil palm. Covering the history of oil palm expansion, classical and molecular cytogenetics, improvements based on wild and advanced genetic materials, and the science of oil palm breeding, the book is a valuable resource for scientists involved in plant genetic research. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv The History and Economic Importance of the Oil Palm (Sean Mayes)....Pages 1-8 Wild and Advanced Resources of Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera (Mohd Din Amiruddin, Nor Azwani Abu Bakar, Fadila Ahmad Malike, Suzana Mustaffa, Norziha Abdullah, Marhalil Marjuni et al.)....Pages 9-23 Breeding and Improvement of the Oil Palm Interspecific Hybrids via Molecular Cytogenetics (M. Madon, H. M. N. Nordiana, Z. Muhammad Azwan, N. M. Zaki)....Pages 25-33 Genetic Improvement of Oil Palm Through Recurrent Selection (Mohd Rafii Yusop, Jalani Sukaimi, Mohd Din Amiruddin, Momodu Jalloh, Senesie Swaray, Oladosu Yusuff et al.)....Pages 35-46 Oil Palm Tissue Culture: Fast Tracking Elite Commercial Lines (Zamzuri Ishak, Ahmad Tarmizi Hashim, Samsul Kamal Rosli, Dalilah Abu Bakar, Siew Eng Ooi, Naqiuddin Mohd et al.)....Pages 47-68 Oil Palm Transgenic Research: Challenges, Update, and Future Outlook (Omar Abdul Rasid, Subhi Siti Masura, Ayub Nor Hanin, Dayang Izawati Abang Masli, Bahariah Bohari, Mat Yunus Abdul Masani et al.)....Pages 69-81 Oil Palm Genome: Strategies and Applications (Eng-Ti Leslie Low, Norazah Azizi, Mohd Amin Ab Halim, Nik Shazana Nik Mohd Sanusi, Kuang-Lim Chan, Nadzirah Amiruddin et al.)....Pages 83-115 Molecular Evolution and Genetic Diversity of Oil Palm Based on Sequencing and Analysis with Molecular Markers (Parisa Azizi, Mohamed Musa Hanafi, Mohamad Osman, Mohd Rafii Yusop, Maizura Ithnin, Sima Taheri et al.)....Pages 117-129 Genetic Dissecting Complex Traits via Conventional QTL Analysis and Association Mapping (Chee-Keng Teh, Nurshazwani Amalina Sudirman, Fairuz Farhana Mohd Rodzik, Ai-Ling Ong, Qi-Bin Kwong, David Ross Appleton)....Pages 131-140 Omics—A Potential Tool for Oil Palm Improvement and Productivity (Umi Salamah Ramli, Abrizah Othman, Noor Idayu Mhd Tahir, Benjamin Yii Chung Lau, Syahanim Shahwan, Hasliza Hassan et al.)....Pages 141-157