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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373913403321

Titolo

The Grape Genome / / edited by Dario Cantu, M. Andrew Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-18601-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVII, 367 p. 52 illus., 40 illus. in color.)

Collana

Compendium of Plant Genomes, , 2199-4781

Disciplina

581.35

Soggetti

Plant genetics

Plant breeding

Agriculture

Genètica vegetal

Plant Genetics and Genomics

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Economic/Academic importance -- Grape taxonomy and germplasm -- Grape domestication -- Ancient DNA sequencing and grape archeology -- Strategies & tools for sequencing -- Gene annotation -- Database -- Molecular mapping of genes & QTLs -- Grape systems biology -- Grape epigenetics -- The genome of the grapevine holobiont -- Genes and water relations in the grapevine -- Genomics of berry ripening -- Grape transcriptomics and viticulture -- Wild grapes and rootstock breeding -- Breeding genetic resistance to biotic diseases -- Grape biotechnology, past present future (genome editing…) -- Future prospects. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes the current state of international grape genomics, with a focus on the latest findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing and analysis, and genetic mapping of important agronomic traits. It also discusses how these are having a direct impact on outcomes for grape breeders and the international grape research community. While V. vinifera is a model species, it is not always appreciated that its cultivation usually requires the use of other Vitis



species as rootstocks. The book discusses genetic diversity within the Vitis genus, the available genetic resources for breeding, and the available genomic resources for other Vitis species. Grapes (Vitis vinifera spp. vinifera) have been a source of food and wine since their domestication from their wild progenitor (Vitis vinifera ssp. sylvestris) around 8,000 years ago, and they are now the world’s most valuable horticultural crop. In addition to being economically important, V. vinifera is also a model organism for the study of perennial fruit crops for two reasons: Firstly, its ability to be transformed and micropropagated via somatic embryogenesis, and secondly its relatively small genome size of 500 Mb. The economic importance of grapes made V. vinifera an obvious early candidate for genomic sequencing, and accordingly, two draft genomes were reported in 2007. Remarkably, these were the first genomes of any fruiting crop to be sequenced and only the fourth for flowering plants. Although riddled with gaps and potentially omitting large regions of repetitive sequences, the two genomes have provided valuable insights into grape genomes. Cited in over 2,000 articles, the genome has served as a reference in more than 3,000 genome-wide transcriptional analyses. Further, recent advances in DNA sequencing and bioinformatics are enabling the assembly of reference-grade genome references for more grape genotypes revealing the exceptional extent of structural variation in the species.