Genetics and Genomics of Papaya

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Papaya ( Carica papaya L.): Origin, Domestication, and Production....Pages 3-15
Biology of the Papaya Plant....Pages 17-33
Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Papaya....Pages 35-45
 Vasconcellea for Papaya Improvement....Pages 47-79
The Phylogeny of the Caricaceae....Pages 81-92
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
History and Future of the Solo Papaya....Pages 95-113
Hawaii’s Transgenic Papaya Story 1978–2012: A Personal Account....Pages 115-142
Molecular Genetic Mapping of Papaya....Pages 143-155
Molecular Cytogenetics of Papaya....Pages 157-167
Physical Map of Papaya Genome....Pages 169-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Sequencing and Assembly of the Transgenic Papaya Genome....Pages 187-203
Syntenic Sequence Conservation Between and Within Papaya Genes....Pages 205-224
Papaya Repeat Database....Pages 225-240
Genomics of Papaya Fruit Development and Ripening....Pages 241-275
Genomics of Papaya Disease Resistance....Pages 277-307
Genomics of Papaya Sex Chromosomes....Pages 309-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Physical Mapping of Papaya Sex Chromosomes....Pages 329-340
Cloning Major Genes Controlling Fruit Flesh Color in Papaya....Pages 341-353
Molecular Markers in Papayas....Pages 355-375
Papaya Nutritional Analysis....Pages 377-390
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Papaya as a Medicinal Plant....Pages 391-407
Allele Discovery Platform (ADP) in Papaya ( Carica papaya L.)....Pages 409-421
Back Matter....Pages 423-438