Book ID: 91604
Varshney, Rajeev Kumar and Robert Koebner
Model Plants and Crop Improvement. 2006. 313 p. gr8vo.
This book provides an in-depth examination of the achievements andlimitations of the model paradigm. It explores how continued research inmodels can contribute to the goal of delivering the outputs to molecularbiology. Covering the major genetic models such as Arabidopsis thaliana,Lotzus japonicus, and Medigago, the book goes on to discuss applicationsto food plants of global importance including rice, canola, and legumes.The book introduces the evolutionary, genetic, genomic, and morphological attributes of B. distachyon that make it such an attractive new model plant system.