Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources, 2011 Millets and Grasses

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. This work includes comprehensive examinations of the status, origin, distribution, morphology, cytology, genetic diversity and available genetic and genomic resources of numerous wild crop relatives, as well as of their evolution and phylogenetic relationship. Further topics include their role as model plants, genetic erosion and conservation efforts, and their domestication for the purposes of bioenergy, phytomedicines, nutraceuticals and phytoremediation. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources comprises 10 volumes on Cereals, Millets and Grasses, Oilseeds, Legume Crops and Forages, Vegetables, Temperate Fruits, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Industrial Crops, Plantation and Ornamental Crops, and Forest Trees. It contains 125 chapters written by nearly 400 well-known authors from about 40 countries.

B S Ozdemir, and H. Budak: Agrostis.- Warren M. Williams, A. V. Stewart, and M. L. Williamson: Bromus.- S. Goel, H. D. Singh, and S. N. Raina: Cenchrus .- Yanqi Wu: Cynodon .- Alan V. Stewart and Nicholas W. Ellison: Dactylis.- Vishnu Bha, C. Mahalakshmi, Shashi, Sunil Saran , Soom Nath Raina: Dichanthium .- Susana S. Neves: Eleusine.- Mahmoud Zeid, Vivana Echenique, Marina Díaz, Silvina Pessino, and Mark E. Sorrells: Eragrostis.- Toshihiko Yamada: Festuca.- Hongwei Cai, Alan Stewart, Maiko Inoue, Nana Yuyama, and Mariko Hirata: Lolium.- Hem S. Bhandari, Masumi Ebina, Malay C. Saha, Joseph H. Bouton, Sairam V. Rudrabhatla, and Stephen L. Goldman: Panicum.- Warren M. Williams, M. L. Williamson, and D. Real: Paspalum.- Thierry Robert and Aboubakry Sarr: Pennisetum.- Alan V. Stewart, Andrzej J. Joachimiak, and Nicholas W. Ellison: Phleum.- Henri Darmency and Jack Dekker: Setaria.- Shin-ich Tsuruta, Makoto Kobayashi and, Masumi Ebina: Zoysia.

This 10-volume-work is the first comprehensive depiction of wild crops as a gold mine for breeding With chapters authored by internationally reputed leading scientists, many of whom contributed to the development of novel concepts, strategies and tools of genetics, genomics and breeding Richly illustrated work Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras