Genetics, genomics and breeding of cucurbits [electronic resource] / editors: Yi-Hong Wang, Tusar Kanti Behera, Chittaranjan Kole.

Contributor(s): Wang, Yi-Hong | Behera, Tusar Kanti | Kole, ChittaranjanMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Genetics, genomics and breeding of crop plantsPublication details: St. Helier, Jersey ; Enfield, N.H. : Boca Raton, Fla. : Science Publishers ; Distributed by CRC Press, c2012. Description: xxii, 418 p. : ill. (some col.), mapsISBN: 9781439888070 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): Cucurbitaceae -- Breeding | Cucurbitaceae -- Genetics | Cucurbitaceae -- Genome mappingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.

Contents:

1. Major cucurbit crops / Yiqun Weng and Zhanyong Sun -- 2. Minor cucurbits / T.K. Behera ... [et al.] -- 3. Classical genetics and traditional breeding / Stephen R. King, Angela R. Davis and Todd C. Wehner -- 4. Breeding of squash and pumpkins / J. Brent Loy -- 5. Genetic diversity studies in cucurbits using molecular tools / C. Esteras, F. Nuez and B. Pic�o -- 6. Molecular genetic mapping and map-based cloning / Yi-Hong Wang -- 7. Mapping and molecular breeding of monogenic traits / Yi-Hong Wang -- 8. Genome mapping and QTL analysis in cucurbits / Hugo E. Cuevas, Jack E. Staub and Juan E. Zalapa -- 9. Genomic and functional genomic resources of melon / Zhangjun Fei and Yang Liu -- 10. Watermelon / Amnon Levi ... [et al.] -- 11. Cucumber genomics / Zhonghua Zhang, Jun He and Sanwen Huang -- 12. Sex expression in cucurbits / Rebecca Grumet and Jessica Taft -- 13. Future prospects / Hiroshi Ezura.

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