About the Book
Contents with Potential Authors
PrefaceList of ContributorsList of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Economic ImportanceP. Simon
2. Botanical Descritions: Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Origin, DistributionD. Spooner, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, Wisconsin, USA and Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3. Carrot DomesticationS. Ellison, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA 4. Carrot Floral Development and Reproductive BiologyC. Galmarini, EEA La Consulta CC8, INTA and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Mendoza, ArgentinaT. Nothnagel, Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute of Horticultural Crops, Quedlinburg, Germany
5. Gene FlowJ. Mandel, Department of Biological Sciences and W. Harry Feinstone Center for Genomic Research, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA 6. Genetic Resources for Carrot ImprovementCh. Allender, Warwick Crop Centre, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick, UK
7. Classical and Molecular GeneticsM. Iorizzo, P. Cavagnaro, CONICET and INTA EEA La Consulta, CC8 La Consulta (5567), Mendoza, Argentina 8. Carrot Molecular CytogeneticsE. Grzebelus, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, PolandM. Iovene, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
9. Traditional and Molecular BreedingP. Simon
10. Genetic Engineering of CarrotR. Baranski
11. Carrot Bioinformatic Tools and Library ResourcesA. Van Deynze, Seed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis, California, USA
M. Iorizzo 12. Carrot Nuclear Genome: Assembly and OrganizationM. Iorizzo
13. Carrot Organelle Genomes: Organization, Diversity, and InheritanceD. Spooner, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, Wisconsin, USA and Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA 14. Carrot Genome EvolutionS. Cheng, Beijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
15. Carrot Carotenoid Genetics and GenomicsP. Simon
16. Carrot Anthocyanin Genetics and GenomicsP. Cavagnaro, CONICET and INTA EEA La Consulta, CC8 La Consulta (5567), Mendoza, Argentina
M. Iorizzo
17. Carrot Terpenoid Genetics and GenomicsM. Ibdah, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, IsraelD. Tholl, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA 18. Genetics and Genomics of Other Metabolites Including Sugars and PolyacetylenesP. Cavagnaro, CONICET and INTA EEA La Consulta, CC8 La Consulta (5567), Mendoza, Argentina 19. Genetics and Genomics of Carrot Biotic StressM. Briard, Genetic and Horticulture Research Unit, INH, Angers, FranceORL. du Toit, Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (NWREC), Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA, USA
20. Genetics and Genomics of Carrot Abiotic StressD. Grzebelus
21. Futu
About the Author: Philipp Simon, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI, USA and Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Massimo Iorizzo, Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, NC, USA
Dariusz Grzebelus, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Rafal Baranski, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
