Kang B.-C., Kole C. (eds.) Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Peppers and Eggplants

CRC Press, 2013. — 182 p. — (Series: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants).
ISBN-13: 978-1-4665-7746-6 (eBook - PDF).Peppers and eggplants are two leading vegetable crops produced and consumed worldwide. To facilitate the breeding for agronomical traits such as disease resistance and quality, diverse molecular genetic studies have been carried out. Recent achievements on pepper genome sequencing and trait-linked marker development have enabled the cloning of genes involved in useful traits. This book explores the agronomical and evolutionary characteristics of peppers and eggplants and the results of molecular genetic studies. Topics include molecular linkage maps and candidate gene approaches in capsicum and the structure of the pepper genome.Contents:
Basic Information on Pepper (Wing Yee Liu, Won-Hee Kang and Byoung-Cheorl Kang).
Economic Importance.
Pepper Consumption and Applications.
Nutritional Value of Peppers.
Capsaicinoids and Pungency.
Evolution and Domestication of Capsicum.
Botanical Features.
Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Peppers (Wing Yee Liu, Hee-Bum Yang, Yeong Deuk Jo, Hee-Jin Jeong and Byoung-Cheorl Kang).
Germplasm.
Conventional Breeding and Major Breeding Objectives.
Traits, Classical Genetics and Molecular Markers.
Other Techniques Used in Pepper Breeding.
Molecular Linkage Maps of Capsicum (Ilan Paran).
Early Mapping Studies.
Evolution of Marker Types.
Types of Mapping Populations.
Integrated Maps.
Comparative Maps.
Future Perspectives.
Candidate Gene Approaches in Capsicum (Michael Mazourek and Lindsay E. Wyatt).Map-Based Cloning versus the Candidate Gene Approach.
Strategies for Compiling Candidate Genes.
Validation of Candidate Genes in Capsicum.
Case Studies.
Future Outlook.
Molecular Mapping of Complex Traits in Capsicum (James P. Prince, Davis Cheng and Cristina Fernández Otero).
Variation in Capsicum.
What is a Complex Trait? What are Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)?
Quantitative Traits Analyzed in Pepper.
How do you Analyze QTLs using Modern Molecular Techniques?
Mendelization of QTLs and Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS).
The Structure of Pepper Genome (Minkyu Park and Doil Choi).The Estimated Size of the Pepper Genome.
The Available Resources of the Pepper Genome.
The Use of BAC Clones in Marker Development.
The Comparative Analysis of the Pepper Genome Using Conserved Orthologous Set (COS) Markers.
Ribosomal Repeats in the Pepper Genome.
The Structure of the Pepper Genome.
The Effort to Sequence the Whole Pepper Genome.
Future Prospects.
Eggplant (Amy Frary and Sami Doganlar).
Economic Importance.
Nutritional Properties.
Brief History of the Crop.
Taxonomy.
Botanical Description.
Germplasm.
Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding.
Genetic Engineering.
Diversity Analysis.
Molecular Linkage Maps.
Genomic Resources.
Future Prospects.