The Spruce Genome (compendium Of Plant Genomes) Hardcover

This book offers comprehensive information on the genomics of spruces (__Picea__ spp.), naturally abundant conifer tree species that are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Due to their tremendous ecological and economic importance, the management of forest genetic resources has chiefly focused on conservation and tree improvement. A draft genome sequence of the 20-gigabase Norway spruce genome was published in the journal __Nature__ in 2013. Continuous efforts to improve the spruce genome assembly are underway, but are hindered by the inherent characteristics of conifer genomes: high amounts of repetitive sequences (introns and transposable elements) in the genome and large gene family expansions with regards to abiotic stress, secondary metabolism and spruces' defense responses to pathogens and herbivory. This book presents the latest information on the status of genome assemblies, provides detailed insights into transposable elements and methylation patterns, and highlights the extensive genomic resources available for inferring population genomics and climate adaptation, as well as emerging genomics tools for tree improvement programs. In addition, this volume features whole-genome comparisons among conifer species, and demonstrates how functional genomics can be used to improve gene function annotations. The book closes with an outlook on emerging fields of research in spruce genomics. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Sequencing and Assembling the Nuclear and Organelle Genomes of North American Spruces (Inanc Birol, Amanda R. De la Torre)....Pages 1-8 Variant Calling Using Whole Genome Resequencing and Sequence Capture for Population and Evolutionary Genomic Inferences in Norway Spruce (Picea Abies) (Carolina Bernhardsson, Xi Wang, Helena Eklöf, Pär K. Ingvarsson)....Pages 9-36 Transposable Elements in Spruce (Giovanni Marturano, Camilla Canovi, Federico Rossi, Andrea Zuccolo)....Pages 37-49 An Intact, But Dormant LTR Retrotransposon Defines a Moderately Sized Family in White Spruce (Picea glauca) (Britta Hamberger, Macaire Man Saint Yuen, Emmanuel Buschiazzo, Claire Cullis, Agnes Yuen, Carol Ritland et al.)....Pages 51-63 The Pliable Genome: Epigenomics of Norway Spruce (Igor Yakovlev, Marcos Viejo, Carl Gunnar Fossdal)....Pages 65-95 Comparative Genomics of Spruce and Other Gymnosperms (Amanda R. De la Torre)....Pages 97-105 Back to BACs: Conifer Genome Exploration with Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes (Kermit Ritland, Nima Farzaneh, Claire Cullis, Agnes Yuen, Michelle Tang, Joël Fillon et al.)....Pages 107-114 Genomic Selection in Canadian Spruces (Yousry A. El-Kassaby, Blaise Ratcliffe, Omnia Gamal El-Dien, Shuzhen Sun, Charles Chen, Eduardo P. Cappa et al.)....Pages 115-127 Drought Stress Adaptation in Norway Spruce and Related Genomics Work (Jaroslav Klápště, Jonathan Lecoy, María del Rosario García-Gil)....Pages 129-153 Local Adaptation in the Interior Spruce Hybrid Complex (Jonathan Degner)....Pages 155-176 The Terpene Synthase Gene Family in Norway Spruce (Xue-Mei Yan, Shan-Shan Zhou, Ilga M. Porth, Jian-Feng Mao)....Pages 177-192 Spruce Phenolics: Biosynthesis and Ecological Functions (Almuth Hammerbacher, Louwrance P. Wright, Jonathan Gershenzon)....Pages 193-214 Prospects: The Spruce Genome, a Model for Understanding Gymnosperm Evolution and Supporting Tree Improvement Efforts (Ilga M. Porth, Amanda R. De la Torre, Yousry A. El-Kassaby)....Pages 215-218