Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae

1. Rosaceae: Taxonomy, Economic Importance, Genomics
Kim E. Hummer, Jules Janick

2. Genomics Approaches to Crop Improvement in the Rosaceae
Cameron Peace, Jay Norelli

3. Genomics Opportunities, New Crops and New Products
Nahla Bassil, Kimberly Lewers

Part I. Apples: (Chapters 4 – 7)

4. Introduction to Apple (Malus x domestica)
Markus Kellerhals

5. Apple Structural Genomics
Schuyler S. Korban, Stefano Tartarini

6. Apple Functional Genomics
Andrew C. Allan, Ross Crowhurst, Andrew Gleave, Richard Newcomb, Robert Schaffer

7. Apple Transformation and Translational Genomics
Mickael Malnoy, Herb Aldwinckle

8. Pear Genomics
Toshiya Yamamoto, Elisabeth Chevreau

9. Genomics of Almond
Pere Arús, Thomas Gradziel, M. Margarida Oliveira, Ryutaro Tao

Part II. Peach (Chapters 10 – 13)

10. An Introduction to Peach (Prunus persica)
Douglas Bielenberg, Ksenja Gasic, Jose X. Chaparro

11. Peach Structural Genomics
Carlo Pozzi, Alberto Vecchietti

12. Functional Genomics in Peach
Albert G. Abbott, Bryon Sosinski, Ariel Orellana

13. Genetic Engineering of Plum (Prunus domestica L.) for Plant Improvement and Genomics Research in Rosaceae
Cesar Petri, Ralph Scorza, Chris Dardick

14. Sweet and Sour Cherries: Linkage Maps, QTL Detection and Marker Assisted Selection
Elisabeth Dirlewanger, Jacques Claverie, Amy F. Iezzoni, Ana Wünsch

15. Genomics-Based Opportunities in Apricot
Kevin M. Folta, Susan E. Gardiner

Part III. Rose (Chapters 16 – 19)

16. Introduction to Rosa

Hilde Nybom

17. Rose Structural Genomics
David H. Byrne

18. Functional Genomics in Rose
Fabrice Foucher

19. Genetic Engineering and Tissue Culture of Roses
Thomas Debener, Laurence Hibrand-Saint Oyant

Part IV. Strawberry (Chapters 20 – 23)

20. Strawberry Genomics: Botanical History, Cultivation,Traditional Breeding, and New Technologies
Kim E. Hummer, James Hancock

21. Strawberry (Fragaria spp.) Structural Genomics
Daniel J. Sargent, Thomas M. Davis, David W. Simpson

22. Functional Molecular Biology Research in Fragaria

Wilfried Schwab, Jan G. Schaart, Carlo Rosati

23. GMO Strawberry: Methods, Risk and Benefits
Bruno Mezzetti

24. Raspberries and Blackberries: The Genomics of Rubus

Julie Graham, Mary Woodhead

25. Loquat (Eriobotrya Lindl.)
Maria L Badenes, Shunquan Lin, Xianghui Yang, Chengming Liu, Xuming Huang

26. Genomics Tools Across Rosaceae Species
Elisabeth Dirlewanger, Béatrice Denoyes-Rothan, Toshiya Yamamoto, David Chagné

27. Application of Genetic Markers in Rosaceous Crops
Vincent G.M. Bus, Daniel Esmenjaud, Emily Buck, François Laurens

28. Rosaceaous Genome Sequencing: Perspectives and Progress
Bryon Sosinski, Vladimir Shulaev, Amit Dhingra, Ananth Kalyanaraman, Roger Bumgarner, Daniel Rokhsar, Ignazio Verde, Riccardo Velasco, Albert G. Abbott

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