Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae

Jordi Garcia-Mas editor Rebecca Grumet editor Nurit Katzir editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:12th Jun '18

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This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the genetics and genomics of the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes crops such as watermelon, melon, cucumber, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, and gourds.  Recent years have resulted in tremendous increases in our knowledge of these species due to large scale genomic and transcriptomic studies and production of draft genomes for the four major species, Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, and Cucurbita spp.  This text examines genetic resources and structural and functional genomics for each species group and across species groups. In addition, it explores genomic-informed understanding and commonalities in cucurbit biology with respect to vegetative growth, floral development and sex expression, fruit growth and development, and important fruit quality traits.

ISBN: 9783319841359

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 676g

430 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017