Botany

Oil Crops

Istvan Rajcan , Johann Vollmann

When one is privileged to participate long enough in a professional capacity, certain trends may be observed in the dynamics of how challenges are met or how problems are solved. Agricultural research is no exception in view of how the plant sciences have moved forward...

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Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology

Peter B. Kaufman , Ara Kirakosyan

Plant biotechnology applies to three major areas of plants and their uses: (1) control of plant growth and development; (2) protection of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3) expansion of ways by which specialty foods, biochemicals, and pharmaceuticals...

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Genetics and Genomics of the Triticeae

Catherine Feuillet , Gary J. Muehlbauer

Sequencing of the model plant genomes such as those of A. thaliana and rice has revolutionized our understanding of plant biology but it has yet to translate into the improvement of major crop species such as maize, wheat, or barley. Moreover, the comparative genomic...

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Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae

Kevin M. Folta , Susan E. Gardiner

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Petunia

Tom Gerats , Judy Strommer

Petunia belongs to the family of the Solanaceae and as such is closely related to important crop species like tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper and tobacco. With around 35 species described it is one of the smaller genera and among those there are two groups of species...

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