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Informationen zum Autor C. Neal Stewart is Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics and Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. Klappentext Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics offers a comprehensive, up-to-date reference on genetic and genomics research in weedy and invasive plants. Forward-looking in its approach, the work also assesses the areas of future research necessary to defeat these agricultural pests. Genomic tools are invaluable in analyzing weedy traits, and a thorough knowledge of invasive plant genetics and genomics is essential to combating these plants. Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics provides this knowledge, applying advances in genomics to weedy and invasive species.This research-based, scholarly work engenders a further understanding of weeds and invasive plants, opening avenues for developing more effective methods of managing them. Equally valuable to weed science researchers and the broader genomics community, Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics will appeal to plant genomicists, weed scientists, conservation geneticists, plant biologists, and plant geneticists. Zusammenfassung Thoroughly covers genetic and genomics research in weedy and invasive plants Identifies future areas of research necessary to managing weedy and invasive species Applies advances in genomics to these specific plants Written by an international team of experts in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors xi Preface xv Chapter 1 Why Should Weed Scientists Care About Genomics? 3 WILLIAM K. VENCILL Genomics To A Weed Scientist 3 Resistance 4 Better Use Of Existing Herbicides 8 Chapter 2 An Introduction To Molecular Genetic And Genomic Techniques 11 CHHANDAK BASU AND SAM R. ZWENGER Weeds As A Source Of Genes For Crop Improvement 11 Tools And Approaches For Understanding Weediness At The Molecular Level 12 Chapter 3 Arabidopsis Is Not A Weed, And Mostly Not A Good Model For Weed Genomics; There Is No Good Model For Weed Genomics 25 JONATHAN GRESSEL Introduction: Arabidopsis And Weediness 25 Questions About Weeds-Can Arabidopsis Genomics Answer Them? 27 The Misdirected Approach In Using Arabidopsis To Elucidate New Herbicide Targets 28 Arabidopsis Genomics Can Help In Dealing With Transgene Flow-In A Limited Manner 29 Lessons To Be Learned 30 Chapter 4 Model Weeds For Genomics Research 33 WUN S. CHAO AND DAVID P. HORVATH What Makes A Good Model Species? 34 Leveraging From Other Models 36 Genomics Tools For Weeds That Are Under Development 44 Chapter 5 21st-Century Weed Science: A Call For Amaranthus Genomics 53 PATRICK J. TRANEL AND FEDERICO TRUCCO The Amaranthus Genus 53 Hybridization And Adaptive Evolution 61 Herbicide Resistance 64 Currently Available Genomic Resources 71 Needs And Opportunities 75 Chapter 6 Evolutionary Genomics Of Weedy Rice 83 BRIANA L. GROSS AND KENNETH M. OLSEN Phenotypic Diversity Of Weedy Rice 84 Genomic Diversity Of Weedy Rice 85 The Origin(s) And Evolution Of Weedy Rice 89 The Genetic Basis Of Weediness And Use Of Weedy Rice In Crop Breeding 94 Chapter 7 Rhizomatousness: Genes Important For A Weediness Syndrome 99 ANDREW H. PATERSON Developmental Context 100 An Exemplary Case: Johnsongrass 101 Dissecting The Genetic Control Of Rhizomatousness 103 Early Insights Into The Sorghum Rhizo-Transcriptome 105 Future Work And Potential Applications 107 Synthesis 109 Chapter 8 Leafy Spurge: An Emerging Model To Study Traits Of Perennial Weeds 113 DAVID P. HORVATH AND JAMES V. ANDERSON Regulation Of Shoot Development An...
