Petunia: evolutionary, developmental and physiological genetics

Petunia belongs to the family of the Solanaceae and is closely related to important crop species such asandnbsp;tomato, potato, eggplant, pepper and tobacco. With around 35 species described it is one of the smaller genera and among those there are two groups of species that make up the majority of them: the purple flowered P.integrifolia group and the white flowered P.axillaris group. It is assumed that interspecific hybrids between members of these two groups have laid the foundation for the huge variation in cultivars as selected from the 1830’s onwards. Petunia thus has been a commercially important ornamental since the early days of horticulture. Despite that, Petunia was in use as a research model only parsimoniously until the late fifties of the last century. Bythen seed companies started to fund academic research, initially with the main aim to develop new color varieties. Emphasis on molecular developments and on comparative issues with petunia as a model species The only comprehensive reference on petunia that provides an overview of the fundamentals as well as the latest research INDICE: From the contents The Genus Petunia.- Petunia as a Model System for the Genetics and Evolution of Pollination Syndromes.- Benzenoids Dominate the Fragrance of Petunia Flowers.- ADH and PDC: Key Roles for Enzymes of Alcoholic Fermentation.- Gametic Self-Incompatibility in Petunia.- Cytoplasmic Male Sterility and Fertility Restoration in Petunia.- Development and Function of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Petunia.- Vegetative Branching in Petunia.- Development of the Petunia Inflorescence.- Evolution and Development of the Flower.- Combinatorial Action of Petunia MADS Box Genes and Their Protein Products.- The Role of Expansins A in Petunia Development.- The Genetics of Flower Color.- Petunia Flower Senescence.- Genetic Recombination and Mapping in Petunia.- Impact of Retroelements in Shaping the Petunia Genome.- Identificationand Exploitation of Petunia Transposable Elements: A Brief History.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-84795-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 412
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés