Genetics and Genomics of Soybean

✍ Scribed by Richard F. Wilson (auth.), Gary Stacey (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 405
• Series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models 2
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Fabaceae (leguminosae) comprise the second largest family of flowering plants with 650 genera and 18000 species. As a member of Phaseoleae, the most economically important legume tribe, the soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr., constitutes a major source of vegetable oil and protein internationally. Recently, soybean oil has garnered considerable attention due to its increased use for biodiesel production. The extensive genetic resources of soybean and the associated physiological tools available to scientists present a set of unique opportunities to study areas ranging from seed development, to the biology of polyploidization, to a huge array of pathogenic and symbiotic plant-host interactions. The large plant size of soybean is advantageous to such studies, and permits the use of techniques that are difficult or impossible for practice on smaller plants. For these and additional reasons, soybean genomic research has seen major advances in recent years.

Genetics and Genomics of Soybean chronicles advances in soybean genomic research, while addressing and anticipating the potential for future discoveries in a rapidly evolving field. The book covers recent progress on genome research in soybeans, including the genetic map with classical, RFLP, SSR and SNP markers; genomic and cDNA libraries, functional genomics platforms (e.g., cDNA, Affymetrix and oligonucleotide based DNA microarrays); physical maps, and the efforts to fully sequence the genome. Given the pending release of the soybean genome sequence, through the efforts of the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute, this book will stand as a critical source of information on soybean.

Dr. Gary Staceyis an MSMC Endowed Professor of Soybean Biotechnology and Professor of Plant Sciences and Biochemistry at the University of Missouri.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Soybean: Market Driven Research Needs....Pages 3-15
Soybean Molecular Genetic Diversity....Pages 17-34
Legume Comparative Genomics....Pages 35-54
Phaseolus vulgaris: A Diploid Model for Soybean....Pages 55-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
The Soybean Molecular Genetic Linkage Map....Pages 79-89
Soybean Genome Structure and Organization....Pages 91-99
Sequence and Assembly of the Soybean Genome....Pages 101-112
Advances in Soybean Breeding....Pages 113-133
Forward and Reverse Genetics in Soybean....Pages 135-139
Bioinformatic Resources for Soybean Genetic and Genomic Research....Pages 141-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Genomics of Soybean Seed Development....Pages 163-184
Genomics of Soybean Oil Traits....Pages 185-209
Genomics of Secondary Metabolism in Soybean....Pages 211-241
Genomics of Fungal- and Oomycete-Soybean Interactions....Pages 243-267
Genomics of Insect-Soybean Interactions....Pages 269-291
Genomics of Viral–Soybean Interactions....Pages 293-319
Genomics of the Soybean Cyst Nematode-Soybean Interaction....Pages 321-341
Genomics of Abiotic Stress in Soybean....Pages 343-372
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
The Global Economic Impacts of Roundup Ready Soybeans....Pages 375-395
Back Matter....Pages 397-407

✦ Subjects

Plant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Food Science