Weedy and Invasive Plant Genomics

Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics offers a comprehensive, up–to–date reference on genetic and genomics research in weedy and invasive plants. Forward–looking in its approach, the work also assesses the areas of future research necessary to defeat these agricultural pests. Genomic tools are invaluable in analyzing weedy traits, and a thorough knowledge of invasive plant genetics and genomics is essential to combating these plants. Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics provides this knowledge, applying advances in genomics to weedy and invasive species.
This research–based, scholarly work engenders a further understanding of weeds and invasive plants, opening avenues for developing more effective methods of managing them. Equally valuable to weed science researchers and the broader genomics community, Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics will appeal to plant genomicists, weed scientists, conservation geneticists, plant biologists, and plant geneticists.

Spis treści:
Weeds.
1. Why should weed scientists care about genomics?.
2. Weedy genomics: know thine enemy.
3. Arabidopsis in not a weed.
4. Weedy model species.
5. Amaranthus genomics: how a wild plant went weedy.
6. Evolutionary genomics of weedy rice.
7. Rhizomatousness: genes important for a weedy syndrome.
8. Perennial traits for weediness: Leafy spurge transcriptomics.
9. Herbicide resistance: target site genes.
10. Herbicide resistance: non–target site gene families.
Invasives.
11. Why should invasives scientists care about genomics?.
12. Invasive plants as models for evolutionary genomics.
13. Genomics of allelopathy in knapweed.
14. Understanding competition between endogenous plants and exotic invaders at the genomic level.
15. Potentially two or more other chapters on invasive plant molecular genetics.
Synopsis.
16. Genomics, weeds, and invasives: a synthesis

< b>Nota biograficzna:
C. Neal Stewart is Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics and Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee.

Okładka tylna:
Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics offers a comprehensive, up–to–date reference on genetic and genomics research in weedy and invasive plants. Forward–looking in its approach, the work also assesses the areas of future research necessary to defeat these agricultural pests. Genomic tools are invaluable in analyzing weedy traits, and a thorough knowledge of invasive plant genetics and genomics is essential to combating these plants. Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics provides this knowledge, applying advances in genomics to weedy and invasive species.
This research–based, scholarly work engenders a further understanding of weeds and invasive plants, opening avenues for developing more effective methods of managing them. Equally valuable to weed science researchers and the broader genomics community, Weed and Invasive Plant Genomics will appeal to plant genomicists, weed scientists, conservation geneticists, plant biologists, and plant geneticists.