Cereal Genomics II

“Cereal Genomics” published in 2004 served the purpose of collecting all information on cereal genomics at one place and was well received by the cereal workers through-out the world. The last eight years have witnessed significant advancement in the field of cereal genomics. For instance, high-density genetic maps, physical maps, QTL maps and even draft genome sequence have become available for several cereal species. Furthermore, the next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized genomics research, so that it is possible now to sequence genomes of hundreds or thousands of accessions of an individual cereal crop. Significant amounts of data generated using these NGS technologies created a demand for computational tools to analyse this massive data. In view of these developments, the Editors realised that there was a need to have an updated volume on the present status and future prospects of cereal genomics. These developments related to technology and the tools have been documented in this volume, thus supplementing our earlier edited volume “Cereal Genomics”. “Cereal Genomics II” discusses advances in cereal genomics research made during the last eight years, and presents state-of-art cereal genomics and its utilization involving both basic research such as comparative genomics and functional genomics, and applied research like QTL mapping and molecular breeding.

Preface.- 1. Cereal Genomics: Excitements, Challenges and Opportunities: Pushpendra K. Gupta, and Rajeev K. Varshney.- 2. Array-Based High-Throughput Dna Markers And Genotyping Platforms For Cereal Genetics And Genomics: Pushpendra K. Gupta, Sachin Rustgi, Reyazul R. Mir.- 3. Sequence based DNA markers and genotyping for cereal genomics and breeding: David Edwards, Pushpendra K. Gupta.- 4. Application of next-generation sequencing technologies for genetic diversity analysis in cereals: Seifollah Kiani, Alina Akhunova, Eduard Akhunov.- 5. Genome sequencing and comparative genomics in cereals: Xi-Yin Wang, Andrew H. Paterson.- 6. Transposons in cereals: shaping genomes and driving their evolution: Jan P. Buchmann, Beat Keller, Thomas Wicker.- 7. Functional Annotation of Plant Genomes: Vindhya Amarasinghe et al.- 8. Different Omics Approaches In Cereals And Their Possible Implications For Developing A System Biology Approach To Study The Mechanism Of Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Palakolanu Sudhakar Reddy, Nese Sreenivasulu.- 9. Functional Genomics of Seed Development in Cereals: Ming Li et al.- 10. Genomics of cereal-based functional foods: Nidhi Rawat, Barbara Laddomada, Bikram S. Gill.- 11. QTL Mapping: Methodology and Applications in Cereal Breeding: Pushpendra K. Gupta, Pawan L. Kulwal, Reyazul R. Mir.- 12. Molecular Genetic Basis of THE Domestication Syndrome in Cereals: Tao Sang, Jiayang Li.- 13. High-throughput and precision phenotyping for cereal breeding programs: Boddupalli M. Prasanna.- 14. Marker-Assisted Selection in Cereals: Platforms, Strategies and Examples: Yunbi Xu et al.- Index.