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This book collates the most up to date information on Fragaria, and
Rubus genomes. It focuses on the latest advances in the model
system Fragaria vesca, along with the allied advances in
economically important crops. Covering both basic and applied
aspects of crop genomics, it illustrates strategies and resources
for the study and utilization of genome sequences and aligned
functional genomics resources. Rosaceous berries are collectively
an increasingly important set of high-value global crops, with a
trade value of over GBP2 billion dollars per annum. The rosaceous
berries strawberry, raspberry and blackberry share some common
features at the genome scale, namely a range of ploidy levels in
each genus and high levels of heterozygosity (and associated
inbreeding depression) due to self-incompatibility systems, dioecy,
or multispecies hybridization events. Taken together, although the
genomes are relatively compact, these biological features lead to
significant challenges in the assembly and analysis of berry
genomes, which until very recently have hampered the progress of
genome-level studies. The genome of the woodland strawberry,
Fragaria vesca, a self-compatible species with a homozygous genome
was first sequenced in 2011 and has served as a foundation for most
genomics work in Fragaria and to some extent Rubus. Since that
time, building upon this resource, there have been significant
advances in the development of genome sequences for related crop
species. This, coupled with the revolution in affordable sequencing
technology, has led to a suite of genomics studies on Fragaria and
more recently Rubus, which undoubtedly aid crop breeding and
production in future years.
This book collates the most up to date information on Fragaria, and
Rubus genomes. It focuses on the latest advances in the model
system Fragaria vesca, along with the allied advances in
economically important crops. Covering both basic and applied
aspects of crop genomics, it illustrates strategies and resources
for the study and utilization of genome sequences and aligned
functional genomics resources. Rosaceous berries are collectively
an increasingly important set of high-value global crops, with a
trade value of over GBP2 billion dollars per annum. The rosaceous
berries strawberry, raspberry and blackberry share some common
features at the genome scale, namely a range of ploidy levels in
each genus and high levels of heterozygosity (and associated
inbreeding depression) due to self-incompatibility systems, dioecy,
or multispecies hybridization events. Taken together, although the
genomes are relatively compact, these biological features lead to
significant challenges in the assembly and analysis of berry
genomes, which until very recently have hampered the progress of
genome-level studies. The genome of the woodland strawberry,
Fragaria vesca, a self-compatible species with a homozygous genome
was first sequenced in 2011 and has served as a foundation for most
genomics work in Fragaria and to some extent Rubus. Since that
time, building upon this resource, there have been significant
advances in the development of genome sequences for related crop
species. This, coupled with the revolution in affordable sequencing
technology, has led to a suite of genomics studies on Fragaria and
more recently Rubus, which undoubtedly aid crop breeding and
production in future years.
Raspberry is a globally-significant soft fruit crop, with
increasing interest to consumers due to its versatility and
health-related constituents. In this background context, it is
therefore timely to consider the present and future status of the
raspberry crop, particularly with the advances in the use of
molecular tools and plant phenotyping to improve our understanding
of improving crop quality and fruit yields. Since the 1980s a
wealth of fundamental genomics and metabolomics resources have been
developed for soft fruits including linkage maps, physical maps,
QTLs and expression tools. However, a number of serious and
emerging challenges exist for the raspberry industry, including the
plants' ability to resist major pest and disease burdens and the
impact of climate change on crop production, specifically water use
and water availability for soft fruit crops. This book aims to
address some of these challenges by updating the information known
about this important crop, its health value, the major pest and
diseases which affect raspberry and approaches for their control,
and the speed and precision offered by selective breeding programs
by the deployment of molecular tools and linkage maps for germplasm
assessment. Understanding the genetic control of commercially and
nutritionally important traits and the linkage of these
characteristics to molecular markers on chromosomes is the future
basis of plant breeding. We will also introduce the opportunity to
fast track breeding by improving the speed of phenotypic selection
by utilizing imaging sensor technologies, thereby reducing the cost
of years of field assessment through developing this knowledge into
markers linked to key fruit traits. The chapters of this book will
span the knowledge gained from the collaborations between growers,
plant breeders, plant physiologists, soil scientists, geneticists,
agronomists and physicists which is essential to achieve progress
in improving productivity and a sustainable industry.
Step by step instructions to retrain your mind and your body to
focus on the "positive" in order to have a happier, healthier, more
productive life. Identify negativity. Determine exactly what is
causing your stress. Learn how to eliminate stress and negativity
and replace it with positive attitudes and actions.
This book contains detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to
organize your time and your life in order to get all of those
things done that seem to come so naturally to other people. Learn
to MICRO-MANAGE your time and still have plenty of time left over
to spend with your family.
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