The Bitter Gourd Genome / edited by Chittaranjan Kole, Hideo Matsumura, Tusar Kanti Behera.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kole, Chittaranjan., Editor.

Matsumura, Hideo., Editor.

Behera, Tusar Kanti., Editor.

Series:

Compendium of Plant Genomes, 2199-4781

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant genetics.

Plant breeding.

Agriculture.

Plant Genetics and Genomics.

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

Local Subjects:

Plant Genetics and Genomics.

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXI, 135 p. 25 illus., 20 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

This book focusing on the bitter gourd genome is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on the botany, cytogenetical analysis, genetic resources and diversity, traditional breeding, tissue culture and genetic transformation, whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics in the Cucurbitaceae family. It discusses the biochemical profile of the bioactives present in this horticultural crop, used both as a vegetable and as a medicine, and also addresses sex determination in bitter gourd. Written by respected international experts, the book is useful to students, teachers and scientists in academia, as well as seed companies and pharmaceutical industries.

Contents:

Introduction

Botanical descriptions

Medicinal properties: bioactives and their actions

Genetic resources and genetic diversity

Cytogenetical analysis of bitter gourd genome

Sex determination

Tissue culture, genetic engineering & nanotechnology

Classical genetics and traditional breeding

Molecular linkage mapping: Map construction and mapping of genes/QTLs

Genome sequence and its comparative study with other Cucurbitaceae genome

Functional genomics: metabolomics, transcriptomics (including biochemical study of interaction with parasite)

Future Prospects.

ISBN:

3-030-15062-3