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This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the advances in genetics and genomics research on rice. The chapters feature the latest developments in rice research and cover such topics as the tools and resources for the functional analysis of rice genes, the identification of useful genes for rice improvement, the present understanding of rice development and biological processes, and the application of this present understanding towards rice improvement. The volume also features a perspective on synthesis and prospects, laying the groundwork for future advances in rice genetics and genomics. Written by authorities in the field, Genetics and Genomics of Rice will serve as an invaluable reference for rice researchers for years to come.

Genomics. --- Plant genetics -- Research. --- Rice -- Genetics. --- Rice --- Genomics --- Plant genetics --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Botany - General --- Genetics --- Research --- Plant genetics. --- Genetics. --- Plants --- Life sciences. --- Plant biochemistry. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant development. --- Plant physiology. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant Physiology. --- Plant Genetics & Genomics. --- Biochemistry. --- Plant Genetics and Genomics. --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Physiology --- Plant structure --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Structure --- Composition --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Biochemistry --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics --- Ontogeny --- Floristic botany --- Botanical chemistry. --- Plant Science. --- Plant Development. --- Plant Genetics. --- Development.

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Genetic mapping and marker assisted selection (MAS) is considered as one of the major tools in genetic improvement of crop plants in this genomics era. This book describes basics in linkage mapping, step-by-step procedure to perform MAS, achievements made so far in different crops, and limitations and prospects of MAS in plant breeding. It summarizes all this in a simple but comprehensive mode using suitable examples so as to explain the concept and its historical developments. To summarize, this book describes technologies for identification of genes of interest through genetic mapping, recaps the major applications of MAS to plant breeding; lists examples in which MAS is being applied to various breeding programs, and emphasizes the various difficulties that limit the application of MAS in plant breeding, providing possible solutions to overcome these difficulties, and finally tries to illustrate the future prospects. This book would be a valuable guide to the under-graduates and post-graduates of agricultural universities and institutes that are interested and/or involved in genetic improvement of crop plants using modern tools. Bibliography listed in this book constitutes two parts: literature cited and further reading. Literature cited contains references cited in the text and further information on the given concept/technique can be obtained from these references. Further reading provides a list of suggested readings for in-depth coverage of the topics.

Agricultural biotechnology. --- Biodiversity conservation. --- Forest ecology. --- Forest products -- Biotechnology. --- Transgenic plants. --- Plant genome mapping --- Genetic markers --- Agriculture --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Botany - General --- Plant Sciences --- Crops --- Genetic engineering. --- Life sciences. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant development. --- Plant genetics. --- Plant breeding. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. --- Plant Genetics & Genomics. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant genetic engineering --- Plant Genetics and Genomics. --- Plant structure --- Plants --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Genetics --- Breeding --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Structure --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Ontogeny --- Floristic botany

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Phytohormones are known to  direct plant growth, in a coordinated fashion in association with the metabolism that supplies energy and the building blocks to generate the form that is recognized as a plant. Out of the chemicals recognized as hormones, attention has largely been focused on Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Abscisic acid, Ethylene and more recently to Brassinosteroids. However, this book provides the recent information about a natural chemical, Salicylic Acid, that could be raised to the status as assigned to the above phytohormones because it has significant regulatory impact on important aspects of the plant life.  Salicylic acid (SA) was first discovered as a major component in the bark extracts from Salix (willow) which was used as an anti-inflammatory drug. However, SA is ubiquitous in plants, generating a significant impact on plant growth and development, photosynthesis, transpiration, ion uptake and their transport. Moreover, SA also induces specific changes in leaf anatomy and chloroplast structure. SA is recognized as an endogenous signal, mediating in plant defence, against pathogens.  In this book a total of 16 chapters have been included which provide a recent update on salicylic acid. This book is not an encyclopedia of reviews but includes a selected collection of newly written, integrated, illustrated reviews describing our knowledge on salicylic acid. The aim of this book is to tell about the salicylic acid involvement in plants, by the present time. The various chapters incorporate both theoretical and practical aspects which may serve as a baseline information for future research through which significant developments are possible. We are of the opinion that this book will be of immense importance to all those who have even the least interest in biological and agricultural sciences.

Growth (Plants). --- Plant hormones. --- Plants -- Development. --- Salicylic acid. --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biology - General --- Plants --- Growth (Plants) --- Development. --- Hormones (Plants) --- Phytohormones --- Plant growth --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Growth --- Life sciences. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant development. --- Plant physiology. --- Life Sciences. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant Physiology. --- Hormones --- Phytochemicals --- Plant regulators --- Hydroxy acids --- Plant physiology --- Meristems --- Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria --- Rejuvenescence (Botany) --- Developmental biology --- Development --- Ontogeny --- Botany --- Physiology --- Plant structure --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Structure --- Floristic botany

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 This work, published in two volumes, contains descriptions of the wood and bark anatomies of 3000 dicotyledonous plants of 120 families, highlighting the anatomical and phylogenetic diversity of dicotyledonous plants of the Northern Hemisphere. The first volume principally treats families of the Early Angiosperms, Eudicots, Core Eudicots and Rosids, while the second concentrates on the Asterids. Presented in Volume 2 are microsections of the xylem and phloem of herbs, shrubs and trees of 1000 species and ca. 35 families of various life forms of the temperate zone along altitudinal gradients from the lowland at the Mediterranean coast to the alpine zone in Western Europe. Special attention is given to the very diverse family of Asteraceae. The global perspective of the findings is underlined by the analysis of 400 species from the Caucasus, the Rocky Mountains and Andes, the subtropical zone on the Canary Islands, the arid zones in the Sahara, in Eurasia, Arabia and Southwest North America, New Zealand and the boreal and arctic zones in Eurasia and Canada. The presence of annual rings in all life forms demonstrates that herbs and dwarf shrubs are an excellent tool for the reconstruction of annual biomass production and the interannual dynamic of plant associations. The common principle of the anatomical expression of secondary growth is a key factor in understanding evolution and adaptation processes in all life forms, from the 3 cm tall crepide pigmea (Crepis pygmaea) in the alpine zone to the 40 m tall ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Central European riparian forests. The study opens vast fields of research for dendrochronology, wood anatomy, taxonomy and ecology.

Stem. --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Plant Anatomy --- Stems (Botany) --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant structure --- Plants --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Plant stems --- Stalks (Botany) --- Anatomy --- Structure --- Life sciences. --- Plant ecology. --- Forest products. --- Plant development. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Wood Science & Technology. --- Plant Ecology. --- Shoots (Botany) --- Stele (Botany) --- Wood. --- Ecology --- Building materials --- Forest products --- Trees --- Timber --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Forest production --- Botany, Economic --- Commercial products --- Raw materials --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Ontogeny --- Floristic ecology

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Ascorbate acid (AsA) is an important antioxidant in plants, playing important roles in various physiological processes. Humans have lost the ability to synthesize AsA because of the lack of L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidoreductase, and thus have to absorb ascorbate from diet including fresh fruits and vegetables, as they are the major sources of ascorbate. Several pathways for AsA biosynthesis and metabolism have been identified in plants since 1998. More attention has been paid to improving ascorbate content in plants especially in fruits and vegetables. Significant progresses have been made on key enzymes and genes involved in the AsA biosynthesis and metabolism. Recently, more interests have arised in the regulation of AsA biosynthesis, as it is constantly regulated by the plant development and the environmental factors, e.g. light. Ascorbic acid is also frequently reported to affect plant growth and development e.g. flowering time and fruit ripening. The scope of the book is to cover the biological role, biosynthesis and metabolism, regulation, and metabolic modification of ascorbate in plants.

Vitamin C. --- Botanical chemistry. --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Ascorbic acid --- Plants -- Effect of vitamin C on. --- Vitamin C --- Sugar Acids --- Acids, Acyclic --- Carboxylic Acids --- Ascorbic Acid --- Effect of vitamin C on --- Life sciences. --- Plant biochemistry. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Plant anatomy. --- Plant development. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Anatomy/Development. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Biochemistry --- Botany --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics --- Hydroxy acids --- Vitamins, Water-soluble --- Biochemistry. --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Plant structure --- Plants --- Structural botany --- Vegetable anatomy --- Anatomy --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Composition --- Structure --- Development of plants --- Plant development --- Developmental biology --- Growth (Plants) --- Ontogeny --- Floristic botany