BookChittaranjan Kole, Hideo Matsumura, Tusar Kanti Behera, editors.
Summary: This book focusing on the bitter gourd genome is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on the botany, cytogenetical analysis, genetic resources and diversity, traditional breeding, tissue culture and genetic transformation, whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics in the Cucurbitaceae family. It discusses the biochemical profile of the bioactives present in this horticultural crop, used both as a vegetable and as a medicine, and also addresses sex determination in bitter gourd. Written by respected international experts, the book is useful to students, teachers and scientists in academia, as well as seed companies and pharmaceutical industries.
Contents:
Introduction
Botanical descriptions
Medicinal properties: bioactives and their actions
Genetic resources and genetic diversity
Cytogenetical analysis of bitter gourd genome
Sex determination
Tissue culture, genetic engineering & nanotechnology
Classical genetics and traditional breeding
Molecular linkage mapping: Map construction and mapping of genes/QTLs
Genome sequence and its comparative study with other Cucurbitaceae genome
Functional genomics: metabolomics, transcriptomics (including biochemical study of interaction with parasite)
Future Prospects.