Springer Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae: 20 (Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, 20)

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. From the Back Cover 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. About the Author Dr. Rebecca Grumet Michigan State University Department of Horticulture Lansing, Michigan USA Dr. Nurit Katzir Agricultural Research Organization Newe Ya'ar Research Center Ramat Yishay   Israel Dr. Jordi Garcia-Mas IRTA Institute of Agro-food Research and Technology Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics  CSIS-IRTA-UAB  Plant and Animal Genomics  Barcelona   Spain