Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Sugarcane

Description

The fast-growing sugarcane plant is a major source of sugar (sucrose) in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The high productivity of the plant also makes it a key target for use as an energy crop. The fiber of the plant is used to generate electricity and produce ethanol as a fuel. Sugarcane is a hybrid of two species, each of which is genetically complex. The high level of genetic complexity in sugarcane creates challenges in the application of both conventional and molecular breeding to the genetic improvement of sugarcane as a sugar and energy crop. This book describes technologies that support the continued use and improvement of sugarcane as source of food and energy. Recent technology developments indicate the potential to greatly increase our understanding of the sugarcane plant by application of emerging genomic technologies. This should result in an increased rate of improvement of sugarcane for human uses.

About the Author:

Robert J. Henry is Director of the Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics at Southern Cross University, Australia. He is the author or editor of several books on plant molecular biology, genetics, evolution and biodiversity.

Robert Henry, Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia
Chittaranjan Kole, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA



CONTENTS

Preface to the Series v
Preface to the Volume xi
List of Contributors xv

1 Basic Information on the Sugarcane Plant Robert J. Henry 1
2 Molecular Cytogenetics Nathalie Piperidis George Piperidis Angélique D'Hont 9
3 Diversity Analysis Karen Aitken Meredith McNeil 19
4 Association Studies Emma Huang Karen Aitken Andrew George 43
5 Molecular Genetic Linkage Mapping in Saccharum: Strategies, Resources and Achievements Sreedhar Alwala Collins A. Kimbeng 69
6 Mapping, Tagging and Map-based Cloning of Simply Inherited Traits Angélique D'Hont Olivier Garsmeur Lynne McIntyre 97
7 Molecular Mapping of Complex Traits Maria Marta Pastina Luciana Rossini Pinto Karine Miranda Oliveira Anete Pereira de Souza Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia 117
8 Structural Genomics and Genome Sequencing Andrew H Paterson Glaucia Souza Marie-Anne Van Sluys Ray Ming Angelique D'Hont 149
9 Functional Genomics: Transcriptomics of Sugarcane-Current Status and Future Prospects Rosanne E. Casu Carlos Takeshi Hotta Glaucia Mendes Souza 167
10 Proteomics and Metabolomics Derek Watt Mike Butterfield Barbara Huckett 193
11 Role of Bioinformatics as a Tool for Sugarcane Research Rosanne E. Casu 229
12 Future Prospects Frederik C. Botha 249

Subject Index 265
Color Plate Section 269