Rice Genomics, Genetics and Breeding

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
 Genome Sequences of Oryza Species  (Masahiko Kumagai, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Hajime Ohyanagi, Yue-Ie C. Hsing, Takeshi Itoh)....Pages 1-20
 Small RNAs in Rice: Molecular Species and Their Functions  (Yutaka Sato, Misuzu Nosaka-Takahashi, Toshiya Suzuki, Sae Shimizu-Sato)....Pages 21-36
 Composition and Structure of Rice Centromeres and Telomeres  (Hiroshi Mizuno, Takashi Matsumoto, Jianzhong Wu)....Pages 37-52
 Rice Organelle Genomics: Approaches to Genetic Engineering and Breeding  (Tomohiko Kazama, Asuka Nishimura, Shin-ichi Arimura)....Pages 53-67
 Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of Meiotic Fate Decision and Gametophyte Specification in Rice  (Ken-Ichi Nonomura, Seijiro Ono, Kenji Ueda)....Pages 69-95
 Transcriptome Dynamics in Rice Leaves Under Natural Field Conditions  (Takeshi Izawa)....Pages 97-112
 Plant Hormone Cross Talk with a Focus on Strigolactone and Its Chemical Dissection in Rice  (Shinsaku Ito, Kai Jiang, Tadao Asami)....Pages 113-127
 Rice Plant Architecture: Molecular Basis and Application in Breeding  (Shiwei Bai, Steven M. Smith, Jiayang Li)....Pages 129-154
 Breeding Applications and Molecular Basis of Semi-dwarfism in Rice  (Keisuke Nagai, Ko Hirano, Rosalyn B. Angeles-Shim, Motoyuki Ashikari)....Pages 155-176
 Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Flowering Time Control in Rice  (Kazuki Matsubara, Masahiro Yano)....Pages 177-190
 Gene Network of Grain Size and Number in Rice  (Qian Qian)....Pages 191-206
 Domestication Loci Controlling Panicle Shape, Seed Shattering, and Seed Awning  (Takashige Ishii, Ryo Ishikawa)....Pages 207-221
 Transport System of Mineral Elements in Rice  (Namiki Mitani-Ueno, Naoki Yamaji, Jian Feng Ma)....Pages 223-240
 Genetic Mechanisms Involved in the Formation of Root System Architecture  (Yuka Kitomi, Jun-Ichi Itoh, Yusaku Uga)....Pages 241-274
 Genetics and Breeding of Flooding Tolerance in Rice  (Endang M. Septiningsih, David J. Mackill)....Pages 275-295
 The Gene Network That Regulates Salt Tolerance in Rice  (Dai-Yin Chao, Hong-Xuan Lin)....Pages 297-316
 Cold and Water Deficit Regulatory Mechanisms in Rice: Optimizing Stress Tolerance Potential by Pathway Integration and Network Engineering  (Benildo G. de los Reyes, Yong Sig Kim, Bijayalaxmi Mohanty, Arvind Kumar, Ai Kitazumi, Isaiah Catalino M. Pabuayon et al.)....Pages 317-359
 Pathogen Recognition and Immune Signaling  (Tsutomu Kawasaki)....Pages 361-374
 Interaction of Rice and Xanthomonas TAL Effectors  (Si Nian Char, Sangryeol Park, Bing Yang)....Pages 375-391
 Marker-Assisted Gene Pyramiding for Durable Resistance to Blast  (Shuichi Fukuoka)....Pages 393-415
 Genes Affecting Eating and Processing Qualities  (Takayuki Umemoto)....Pages 417-434
 Genetic Dissection and Breeding for Grain Appearance Quality in Rice  (Kiyosumi Hori)....Pages 435-451
 Rice Epigenomes: Characteristics, Regulatory Functions, and Reprogramming Mechanisms  (Yongfeng Hu, Dao-Xiu Zhou)....Pages 453-471
 Genomic Selection in Rice Breeding  (Jennifer Spindel, Hiroyoshi Iwata)....Pages 473-496
 Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Complex Traits in Rice  (Xuehui Huang, Bin Han)....Pages 497-510
 Next-Generation Breeding of Rice by Whole-Genome Approaches  (Akira Abe, Hiroki Takagi, Hiroki Yaegashi, Satoshi Natsume, Hiroe Utsushi, Muluneh Tamiru et al.)....Pages 511-522
 Rice Genome Editing  (Masaki Endo, Ayako Nishizawa-Yokoi, Seiichi Toki)....Pages 523-539
 Databases for Rice Omics Studies  (Takeshi Itoh, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Tsuyoshi Tanaka)....Pages 541-554
Back Matter ....Pages 555-558