Plant Genome
Biodiversity and Evolution
Volume 1, Part B : Phanerogams (Higher Groups)
Editors
A.K. Sharma and A. Sharma (eds.)
ISBN 978-1-57808-353-4; 2005; 352 pages; $ 109.80
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This volume is the second in the series on 'Higher Plants', otherwise termed
Phanerogam or Spermatophyte. The earlier volume, 1A, covered several taxa of
Phanerogams and one of
Bryophyte. A concurrent series (volume 2A, 2B and so on) cover the lower groups,
represented by Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes and Lichens. Bryophyte, because of its
importance in evolution of seed plants vis-a-vis higher groups, has been included
in both volumes.
The present volume includes articles dealing with certain fundamental issues
of genomics as well as phylogeny and evolution of certain economic agricultural
and medicinal crops. Of these, economic crops include coffee, coconut and
papaya; medicinals cover Artemisia and Costus; fodder and agricultural crops
include Phleum, Lolium and Triticale; horticultural species include Orchis
and Allium and forest plant is represented by Populus species.
In general, this volume contains discussions on molecular patters of basic
angiosperms as well as genomics and phylogeny of different families covering
several commercial, medicinal and agricultural crops. Those working on molecular
genetics, evolution and phylogeny of flowering plants, including species of
medicinal and agricultural value will find this book interesting.
Contents
:
. Amino Acid Versus Nucleotide Characters for Phylogenetic Interference
of the "Basal"
Angiosperms:
Mark P. Simmons
. Phylogenetics, Floral Evolution, and Rapid Radiation in the Tropical
Monocotyledon
Family Costaceae (Zingiberales):
Chelsea Dvorak Specht
. Cytogenetic Diversity in Orchis s.l. and Allied Genera (Orchidinae,
Orchidaceae):
Saverio D'Emerico
. Heterochromatin and Microevolution in Phleum:
Andrzej Joachimiak
. Molecular Market Technology for the Study of Genetic Variation and
Comparative Genetics in Pasture Grasses:
John W. Forster et al.
. Genetic Diversity and Relationships of Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)
Revealed by Microsatellite Markers:
Lalith Perera
. Genome Diversity of Triticale (x Triticosecale Witt.) Using the Chromosome
Heterochromatin Marker:
Stanislawa Maria Rogalska
. Sequencing Populus: An Impetus for Understanding Tree Biodiversity
and Evolution:
Yanru Zeng et al.
. Origin, Evolution, and Diversity of Coffee (Coffee arabica L.) Genome:
Francois Anthony and Philippe Lashermes
. Molecular Diversity of Carica papaya and Related Species:
Ray Ming
et al.
. Artemisia and its Allies: Genome Organization and Evolution and their
Biosystematic,
Taxonomic, and Phylogenetic Implications in the Artemisiinae and Related Subtribes
(Asteraceae, Anthemideae):
Joan Vallés and Teresa Garnatje
. Mother of Potato:
Kazuyoshi Hosaka
. Author Index
. Detailed Contents
