{"product_id":"seed-genomics-isbn-9780470960158","title":"Seed Genomics","description":"This up-to-date review of seed genomics, from basic seed biology to practical applications in crop science, provides a thorough background understanding of seed biology from a basic science perspective. A valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences, this book brings together top researchers in the field to cover three general themes: genomic approaches to studying seeds, genomic analysis of basic seed biology, and crop seed genomics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA valuable resource for advanced graduate students, post-docs, researchers and professionals in the Plant and Crop Sciences \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip W. Becraft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Large-Scale Mutant Analysis of Seed Development in Arabidopsis 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid W. Meinke \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical Perspective 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArabidopsis \u003c\/i\u003eEmbryo Mutant System 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarge-Scale Forward Genetic Screens for Seed Mutants 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaches to Mutant Analysis 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Approaching Saturation 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeedGenes Database of Essential Genes in \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbryo Mutants with Gametophyte Defects 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Features of \u003ci\u003eEMB\u003c\/i\u003e Genes in \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue of Large Datasets of Essential Genes 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirections for Future Research 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Embryogenesis in Arabidopsis: Signaling, Genes, and the Control of Identity 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. L. C. Kumari Fonseka, Xiyan Yang, Anna Mudge, Jennifer F. Topping, and Keith Lindsey \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCellular Events 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenes and Signaling – the Global Picture 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoordination of Genes and Cellular Processes: a Role for Hormones 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenes and Pattern 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and Future Directions 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Endosperm Development 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdd-Arne Olsen and Philip W. Becraft \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Endosperm Structure and Development 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndosperm Cell Fate Specification and Differentiation 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenomic Resources 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscriptional Profiling of Endosperm Development 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene Imprinting in Cereal Endosperm 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Epigenetic Control of Seed Gene Imprinting 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian A. Ibarra, Jennifer M. Frost, Juhyun Shin, Tzung-Fu Hsieh, and Robert L. Fischer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenomic Imprinting and Parental Conflict Theory 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpigenetic Regulators of \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e Imprinting 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms Establishing \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e Gene Imprinting 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprinting in the Embryo 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprinting in Monocots 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of Plant Imprinting 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Apomixis 83\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna M. G. Koltunow, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Imran Siddiqi \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiology of Apomixis in Natural Systems 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhylogenetic and Geographical Distribution of Apomixis 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInheritance of Apomixis 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Diversity in Natural Apomictic Populations 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolecular Relationships between Sexual and Apomictic Pathways 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures of Chromosomes Carrying Apomixis Loci and Implications for Regulation of Apomixis 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenes Associated with Apomixis 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransferring Apomixis to Sexual Plants: Clues from Apomicts 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthetic Approach to Building Apomixis 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthetic Clonal Seed Formation 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and Future Prospects 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 High-Throughput Genetic Dissection of Seed Dormancy 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJose M. Barrero, Colin Cavanagh, and Frank Gubler \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfiling of Transcriptomic Changes 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of New Sequencing Platforms and Associated Techniques to Study Seed Dormancy 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualization Tools 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoexpression Studies and Systems Biology Approaches 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMapping Populations for Gene Discovery 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspective 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Genomic Specification of Starch Biosynthesis in Maize Endosperm 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracie A. Hennen-Bierwagen and Alan M. Myers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Starch Biosynthetic Pathway 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenomic Specification of Endosperm Starch Biosynthesis in Maize 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Evolution, Structure, and Function of Prolamin Storage Proteins 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Holding and Joachim Messing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProlamin Multigene Families 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndosperm Texture and Storage of Prolamins 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Improving Grain Quality: Wheat 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter R. Shewry \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrain Structure and Composition 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd Use Quality 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedesigning the Grain 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManipulation of Grain Protein Content and Quality 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManipulation of Grain Texture 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Wheat with Resistant Starch 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Content and Composition of Dietary Fiber 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWheat Grain Cell Walls 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Legume Seed Genomics: How to Respond to the Challenges and Potential of a Key Plant Family? 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMélanie Noguero, Karine Gallardo, Jérôme Verdier, Christine Le Signor, Judith Burstin, and Richard Thompson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Genomics Tools 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of Genomics Tools to Legume Seed Biology 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Challenges 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Cotton Fiber Genomics 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eXueying Guan and Z. Jeffrey Chen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCotton Fiber Development 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoles for Transcription Factors in Development of \u003ci\u003eArabidopsis\u003c\/i\u003e Leaf Trichomes, Seed Hairs, and Cotton Fibers 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiber Cell Expansion through Cell Wall Biosynthesis 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation of Phytohormones during Cotton Fiber Development 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCotton Fiber Genes in Diploid and Tetraploid Cotton 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoles for Small RNAs in Cotton Fiber Development 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Genomic Changes in Response to 110 Cycles of Selection for Seed Protein and Oil Concentration in Maize 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine J. Lucas, Han Zhao, Martha Schneerman, and Stephen P. Moose  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground on the Illinois Long-Term Selection Experiment 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhenotypic Responses to Selection 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Traits Affected by Selection 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlimited Genetic Variation? 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenetic Response to Selection: QTL Mapping in the Crosses of IHP x ILP and IHO x ILO 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Mapping Population: Illinois Protein Strain Recombinant Inbreds 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterization of Zein Genes and Their Expression in Illinois Protein Strains 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContribution of Zein Regulatory Factor \u003ci\u003eOpaque2\u003c\/i\u003e to Observed Responses to Selection in Illinois Protein Strains 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMajor Effect QTL May Explain IRHP Phenotype 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZein Promoter-Reporter Lines to Investigate Regulation of 22-kDa α-Zein Gene Expression in Illinois Protein Strains 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulatory Changes in \u003ci\u003eFL2-mRFP\u003c\/i\u003e Expression When Crossed to Illinois Protein Strains 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulation of \u003ci\u003eFL2-mRFP\u003c\/i\u003e 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Machine Vision for Seed Phenomics 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffery L. Gustin and A. Mark Settles \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh-Energy Imaging: X-ray Tomography and Fluorescence 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptical Imaging: Visible Spectrum 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResonance Absorption: Infrared Spectrum 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResonance Emission: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor plate section found between pages 42 and 43.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip W. Becraft\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, and the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University \u003cp\u003eSeeds are essential to both agricultural practices and human and animal nutrition, as a source of proteins, oils, starches, and nutrients. Advancing genomic technologies have provided researchers with new insights into the fundamental biology of seed development. \u003ci\u003eSeed Genomics \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the biological advances being made and the impact of these discoveries on crop biotechnology, breeding, and improvement strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeed Genomics \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the application of genomic analyses to various aspects of seed research and improvement. The book opens with an historical perspective on the field. Subsequent chapters look at the impact of genomic advances on understanding the fundamental biology of seed development. The following chapters look at seed components such as proteins, oils, starch and fiber, and the genomic basis of these properties in seed crops. The closing chapters then explore genomic approaches informing strategies for seed crop improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding a broad-ranging look at genomic advances in fundamental and applied aspects of seed biology, \u003ci\u003eSeed Genomics \u003c\/i\u003ewill be an essential resource for seed biologists, crop scientists, crop geneticists and others working in allied fields.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990000582885,"sku":"NP9780470960158","price":238.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470960158.jpg?v=1761786166","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/seed-genomics-isbn-9780470960158","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}