Genomics of cultivated palms

Front Cover......Page 1
Genomics of Cultivated Palms......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 16
1.1 Palms: Taxonomy and Uses......Page 18
1.2 Genetics Cytology and Genomics of Palms......Page 19
1.4 Marker–Trait Associations......Page 21
1.5 Molecular Cloning and Transgenics......Page 22
1.8 Constraints and Opportunities in Genomics of Palms......Page 23
References......Page 25
2.2 Markers for Assessment of Diversity......Page 30
2.4 Genome Biology of Coconut Endosperm and Fatty Acid Biosynthesis......Page 35
2.5 Coconut Tissue Culture-Related Genes......Page 37
2.7 Road Map for Coconut Genomics......Page 39
References......Page 40
3.2 Markers, QTLS, Omics of Mesocarp, and Shell Thickness......Page 46
3.2.1 Markers and Genes for Shell Thickness......Page 47
3.2.2 Omics of Oil Palm Mesocarp Biology......Page 48
3.3 Transcriptomics and Genes of Somatic Embryogenesis and Mantled Disorder......Page 49
3.4 Molecular Markers for QTL Mapping and Diversity Analysis in Oil Palm......Page 50
3.6 Bioinformatics......Page 55
3.8 Road Map for Oil Palm Genomics......Page 59
References......Page 60
4.2.2 RAPD, SSR, and ISSR Markers......Page 66
4.3 Molecular Biology of Sex Determination......Page 67
4.4 Resistance to Bayoud Disease......Page 69
4.6 Somaclonal Variations, DNA Methylation, and Other Markers......Page 70
4.7 Complete Genomes, SNPs, and Genomic Libraries......Page 71
4.9 Road Map for Date Palm Genomics......Page 72
References......Page 73
5.2.1 Molecular Phylogeny......Page 78
5.2.2 Molecular Markers for Diversity in Rattans......Page 79
5.3 Molecular Markers for Diversity and Sex Association in Palmyra......Page 80
References......Page 81
6.2 Molecular Phylogeny of Areca......Page 84
6.3 Arecanut and Health Hazards......Page 85
6.4 Biomarkers for Arecoline-Induced Damage......Page 86
6.6 Areca Damage and Herbal Remedies......Page 87
6.7 Road Map for Areca Genomics......Page 88
References......Page 90
7.2 Molecular Phylogeny of Bactridinae......Page 92
7.3 Biochemical and Molecular Markers in Peach Palm......Page 93
References......Page 96
8.2  Chamaedorea and Euterpe......Page 98
8.3 Geonoma, Howea, Johannesteijsma, Livistona, Licuala, Lodoicea and Metroxylon......Page 99
8.4 Nypa, Oenocarpus, Pinanga, and Pseudophoenix......Page 102
References......Page 104
9.3 Markers for Palms from Other Monocot Plants [7–9]......Page 108
9.5 Sequence Variations Used in Molecular Phylogeny of Plants [13–17]......Page 109
9.7 Nuclear DNA Regions in Phylogeny of Palms......Page 110
References......Page 111
About the Author......Page 114