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Informationen zum Autor Rajeev K. Varshney, Robert M.D. Koebner Klappentext Bringing together experts from across the globe! Model Plants and Crop Improvement provides a critical assessment of the potential of model plant species for crop improvement. The first comprehensive summary of the use of model plant systems! the book delineates the model species' contribution to understanding the genomes of crop species. It provides an in-depth examination of the achievements and limitations of the model paradigm and explores how continued research in models can contribute to the goal of delivering the outputs of molecular biology to crops. This timely volume is the first comprehensive summary for studying the development of plant species of particular agricultural significance. Zusammenfassung Offers a critical assessment of the potential of model plant species for crop improvement. This book provides a summary of the use of model plant systems. It delineates the model species' contribution to understanding the genomes of crop species. Inhaltsverzeichnis Development and Application of Genomic Models for Large-Crop Plant Genomes! R.M.D. Koebner and R.K. VarshneyConserved Mechanisms of Dormancy and Germination as Targets for Manipulation of Agricultural Problems! M. Holdsworth! L. Bentsink! and M. KoornneefUtilization of Arabidopsis and Brassica Genomic Resources to Underpin Genetic Analysis and Improvement of Brassica Crops! G.J. KingCharacterization of the Completed Rice Genome Sequence and Scope of its Utilization in Cereal Improvement! B. A. Antonio and T. SasakiModel Legume Medicago Truncatula! H. Franssen and R. GeurtsBrachypodium distachyon: A New Model System for Structural and Functional Analysis of Grass Genomes! D.F. GarvinThe Green Alga Chlamydomonas as a Tool to Study the Nitrate Assimilation Pathway in Plants! A. Galván! V. Mariscal! D. González-Ballester! and E. FernándezTranscription Factors Regulating Plant Defense Responses! P.R. FobertDefense Signaling and Pathway Interactions Involved in Rice Disease Resistance! X. Zhou! T. Bailey! and Y. YangIdentification of Heat-Shock Factor Regulated Genes and Pathways! F. Schöffl! W. Busch! M. Kumar! and T.J. PanikulangaraImproving Low-Temperature Tolerance in Plants! M.K. Aalto! P. Heino! and E.T. PalvaIndex ...
