Seed genomics / edited by Philip W. Becraft.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becraft, Philip W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seeds.

Genomics.

Plant genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This up-to-date review of seed genomics, from basic seed biology to practical applications in crop science, provides a thorough background understanding of seed biology from a basic science perspective. A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences, this book brings together top researchers in the field to cover three general themes: genomic approaches to studying seeds, genomic analysis of basic seed biology, and crop seed genomics.A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researcher

Contents:

Seed Genomics; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Large-Scale Mutant Analysis of Seed Development in Arabidopsis; Introduction; Historical Perspective; Arabidopsis Embryo Mutant System; Large-Scale Forward Genetic Screens for Seed Mutants; Approaches to Mutant Analysis; Strategies for Approaching Saturation; SeedGenes Database of Essential Genes in Arabidopsis; Embryo Mutants with Gametophyte Defects; General Features of EMB Genes in Arabidopsis; Value of Large Datasets of Essential Genes; Directions for Future Research; Acknowledgments; References

2 Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis: Signaling, Genes, and the Control of IdentityIntroduction; Cellular Events; Genes and Signaling - the Global Picture; Coordination of Genes and Cellular Processes: a Role for Hormones; Genes and Pattern; Conclusion and Future Directions; References; 3 Endosperm Development; Introduction; Overview of Endosperm Structure and Development; Endosperm Cell Fate Specification and Differentiation; Transfer Cells; Starchy Endosperm Cells; Aleurone Cells; Embryo-Surrounding Region; Genomic Resources; Transcriptional Profiling of Endosperm Development

Gene Imprinting in Cereal EndospermConclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Epigenetic Control of Seed Gene Imprinting; Introduction; Genomic Imprinting and Parental Conflict Theory; Parental Conflict Theory; Parental Conflict Occurs in Tissues That Support the Embryo; Parental Conflict Predicts That Imprinted Genes Will Have Embryo-Supporting Functions; Epigenetic Regulators of Arabidopsis Imprinting; DNA Methylation; Histone Modifications; Active DNA Demethylation; Mechanisms Establishing Arabidopsis Gene Imprinting; MEGs Established by DME-Mediated DNA Demethylation

MEGs Established by DME-Mediated DNA Demethylation and PRC2 RepressionPEGs Established by DME-Mediated DNA Demethylation and PRC2 Repression; Imprinting in the Embryo; Imprinting in Monocots; Imprinting in Rice; Imprinting in Maize; Evolution of Plant Imprinting; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Apomixis; Introduction; Biology of Apomixis in Natural Systems; Overview of Sexual Seed Formation Pathway; Sporophytic Apomixis; Gametophytic Apomixis; Phylogenetic and Geographical Distribution of Apomixis; Inheritance of Apomixis; Genetic Diversity in Natural Apomictic Populations

Molecular Relationships between Sexual and Apomictic PathwaysFeatures of Chromosomes Carrying Apomixis Loci and Implications for Regulation of Apomixis; Genes Associated with Apomixis; Transferring Apomixis to Sexual Plants: Clues from Apomicts; Synthetic Approach to Building Apomixis; Specification of MMC; Apomeiosis; Activation of Seed Development; Synthetic Clonal Seed Formation; Conclusion and Future Prospects; References; 6 High-Throughput Genetic Dissection of Seed Dormancy; Introduction; Seed Dormancy - Why It Is Important?; Gene Regulation of Seed Dormancy

Seed Dormancy Complexity Is a Scientific Challenge

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-118-52552-3

1-283-99341-4

1-118-52554-X

OCLC:

826856163