BookEnrico Biancardi, Leonard W. Panella, J. Mitchell McGrath, editors.
Summary: This book offers definitive coverage of the sea beet, the wild ancestor of all cultivated beets, which grows mainly on Mediterranean shores. The editors have collected both scientific and historical source material, illustrations and references.
Contents:
Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About This Book; Note to the Reader; Contents; Affiliation of Editors and Collaborators; Abbreviations; 1 History and Current Importance; 1.1 Predomestication; 1.2 Domestication; 1.3 Athens and Rome; 1.4 Middle Age; 1.5 Renaissance; 1.6 Age of Science; 1.7 State-of-the-Art and Prospects; References; 2 Range of Distribution; References; 3 Morphology; 3.1 Seed; 3.2 Leaves; 3.3 Root; 3.4 Color; 3.5 Seed Stalk; 3.6 Flower; 3.7 Pollen; 3.8 Chemical Composition; References; 4 Physiology; 4.1 Seed Germination; 4.2 Seed Dormancy; 4.3 Chromosome Number 10 Application of Biotechnology10.1 Evolution of DNA Marker Technology (Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.2 Genomes and Genome Editing (J. Mitchell McGrath); 10.3 Development and Perspectives (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.4 Climate Change (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.5 Germplasm Conservation and Utilization (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.6 Transgenes Spread (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato); 10.7 Identification of New Traits (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato) 10.8 Conclusion (J. Mitchell McGrath and Piergiorgio Stevanato)References; Appendix A Scientists and Researchers Involved in Beta maritima; References; Appendix B Lifespan of Authors and Scientists Cited in the Text; Appendix C Beta Chronology; Appendix D Synonyms of Beta maritima(*); Appendix E Essential References; WEB Sites; Libraries 4.4 Self-incompatibility4.5 Male Sterility; 4.6 Self-fertility; 4.7 Flowering; 4.8 Growth Habit; 4.9 Life Span; 4.10 Age at Maturity; 4.11 Reproductive Systems; 4.11.1 Gynodioecy; 4.11.2 Sex Ratio; References; 5 Ecology; 5.1 Survival Strategies; 5.2 Dispersal; 5.3 Gene Flow; References; 6 Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and the Genepool; 6.1 Pre-Linnaean Systems; 6.2 Post-Linnaean and Current Classification; 6.3 Phylogeny; 6.4 The Genepool; References; 7 Uses; 7.1 Medicinal Uses; 7.2 Food Uses; 7.3 Other Uses; References; 8 Source of Useful Traits; 8.1 Resistances to Biotic Stresses 8.1.1 Yellowing Viruses8.1.2 Beet Mosaic Virus; 8.1.3 Rhizomania; 8.1.4 Beet Curly Top Virus; 8.1.5 Powdery Mildew; 8.1.6 Root Rots; 8.1.7 Cercospora Leaf Spot; 8.1.8 Polymyxa Betae; 8.1.9 Black Root; 8.1.10 Minor Fungal Diseases; 8.1.11 Nematodes; 8.1.12 Insects; 8.1.13 Multiple Resistances; 8.2 Resistances to Abiotic Stresses; 8.2.1 Drought and Heat Tolerance; 8.2.2 Salinity Tolerance; 8.3 Other Traits; References; 9 Cultivated Offspring; 9.1 Leaf Beet; 9.2 Garden Beet; 9.3 Fodder Beet; 9.4 Sugar Beet; 9.5 Energy Beet; 9.6 Ornamental Beet; 9.7 Weed Beets; References