Next - Generation Sequencing in Plant Systematics. 2015. (Regnum Vegetabile, 158). 7 col. figs. 294 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. (ISBN 978-3-87429-492-8)

The rapid development of technologies targeting at the analysis of genomic resources (next - generation sequencing) has revolutionized biological sciences. For biological systematics and biodiversity research, the application of molecular markers has opened new avenues for understanding phylogeny, evolution and functions, for discovering and classifying biodiversity.

Nowadays, NGS technologies offer novel tools for increasing both quantity and quality of molecular data. The applicability to non-model organisms provides links to molecular biology and plant breeding. This volume reviews current issues in the application of NGS technologies in phylogenetic, evolutionary, biodiversity and population genetic studies. The focus is on plants, but most chapters also address animals and fungi.

After a brief introduction, the topics contributed by international experts include organellar genomics, transcriptome sequencing for phylogenetic studies, polyploid genomes, asexual genome evolution, repetitive DNA, restriction site associated DNA (RADseq), microsattelite discovery, NGS on plant herbarium tissues.

The focus on methodologies is of interest for advanced students, researchers and scientific lecturers in all fields of biology. The book will be of special interest for researchers in plant systematics, plant evolutionary biology, population genetics, population generics, biodiversity research, conservation genetics, and biodiversity research, conservation genetics, and plant breeding.

The focus of the contributions is on case studies on non-model organisms, for which completely sequenced reference genomes are usually not yet available.