Gathers up-to-date research in the first volume dedicated to carrot genetics
Features an examination of the assembly and organization of the genome

Includes analysis of advanced tools and approaches including genetic engineering and bioinformatics

Gathers up-to-date research in the first volume dedicated to carrot genetics Discusses the assembly and structure of the genome Analyzes various advanced tools and approaches, including genetic engineering and bioinformatics

Autorentext
Philipp Simon, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI, USA and Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
**Massimo Iorizzo, Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
**Dariusz Grzebelus, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Rafal Baranski, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland

Inhalt
Economic and Academic Importance.- Daucus: Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Distribution.- Carrot floral development and reproductive biology.- Gene Flow in Carrot.- Carrot Domestication.- Genetic Resources for Carrot Improvement.- Carrot Molecular Genetics and Mapping.<p