"Brassicas and Legumes"

From Genome Structure to Breeding

edited by T. Nagata and S. Tabata

Springer-Verlag, 2003, 268 pages. $249.00 + shipping ($8.00, U.S. or $20.00 Elsewhere)

Genome sequence studies have become more and more important for plant breeding. Brassicas and Legumes: From Genome Structure to Breeding comprises 16 chapters and presents both an overview and the latest results of this rapidly expanding field. Topics covered include: genome analysis of a flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana; the sequence of the Arabidopsis genome as a tool for comparative structural genomics in Brassicaceae; application of molecular markers in Brassica coenospecies; the molecular genetic basis of flowering time variation in Brassica species; quantitative trait loci for clubroot resistance in Brassica oleracea; structural differences of S locus between Brassica oleracea and Brassica rapa; Brassica and legume chromosomes; sequence analysis of the Lotus japonicus genome; introduction of an early flowering accession 'Miyakojima' MG-20 to molecular genetics in Lotus japonicus; genetic linkage map of the model legume Lotus japonicus; construction of a high quality genome library of Lotus japonicus; genome analysis of Mesorhizobium loti: a symbiotic partner to Lotus japonicus; molecular linkage map of the model legume Medicago truncatula; genetic mapping of seed and nodule protein markers in diploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa); mapping the chickpea (Cicer arietinum) genome: localization of fungal resistance genes in interspecific crosses.

CONTENTS

Introduction.- Genome analysis of a flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana.- The sequence of the Arabidopsis genome as a tool for comparative structural genomics in Brassicaceae.- Application of molecular markers in Brassica coenospecies: comparative mapping and tagging.- The molecular genetic basis of flowering time variation in Brassica species.- Quantitative trait loci for clubroot resistance in Brassica oleracea.- Structural differences of S locus between Brassica oleracea and Brassica rapa.- Brassica and legume chromosomes.- Sequence analysis of the Lotus japonicus genome.- Introduction of an early flowering accession 'Miyakojima' MG-20 to molecular genetics in Lotus japonicus.- Genetic linkage map of the model legume Lotus japonicus.- Construction of a high quality genome library of Lotus japonicus: application of high efficient genome scanning for construction of high density map and conduct of saturation mapping of nodulation genes.- Genome analysis of Mesorhizobium loti: a symbiotic partner to Lotus japonicus.- Molecular linkage map of the model legume Medicago truncatula Gaertn.- Genetic mapping of seed and nodule protein markers in diploid alfalfa (Medicago sativa).- Mapping the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genome: Localization of fungal resistance genes in interspecific crosses.

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