Overview
- Discusses the whole genome sequencing of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), the first asterid clade of eudicot plants to be sequenced
- Presents the whole genome sequencing of a number of wild potato species
- Includes the important genetic and genomic resources/database, and post-genomics research applications in potato improvement
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes (CPG)
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This book describes the historical importance of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.),potato genetic resources and stocks (including S. tuberosum group Phureja DM1-3 516 R44, a unique doubled monoploid homozygous line) used for potato genome sequencing. It also discusses strategies and tools for high-throughput sequencing, sequence assembly, annotation, analysis, repetitive sequences and genotyping-by-sequencing approaches. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.; 2n = 4x = 48) is the fourth most important food crop of the world after rice, wheat and maize and holds great potential to ensure both food and nutritional security. It is an autotetraploid crop with complex genetics, acute inbreeding depression and a highly heterozygous nature. Further, the book examines the recent discovery of whole genome sequencing of a few wild potato species genomes, genomics in management and genetic enhancement of Solanum species, new strategies towards durable potato late blight resistance, structural analysis of resistance genes, genomics resources for abiotic stress management, as well as somatic cell genetics and modern approaches in true-potato-seed technology. The complete genome sequence provides a better understanding of potato biology, underpinning evolutionary process, genetics, breeding and molecular efforts to improve various important traits involved in potato growth and development.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Potato Genome
Editors: Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti, Conghua Xie, Jagesh Kumar Tiwari
Series Title: Compendium of Plant Genomes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66135-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66133-9Published: 03 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09760-8Published: 11 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66135-3Published: 26 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2199-4781
Series E-ISSN: 2199-479X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 326
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Agriculture