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Title:   Author  item
                                            Labate, Joanneitem
                                            GRANDILLO, SILVANA - INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETIitem
                                            FULTON, THERESA - CORNELL UNIVERSITYitem
                                            MUNOS, STEPHANE - INRA, FRANCEitem
                                            CAICEDO, ANA - UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETitem
                                            PERALTA, IRIS - NATIONAL UNIV OF CUYOitem
                                            JI, YUANFU - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAitem
                                            CHETELAT, ROGER - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAitem
                                            SCOTT, J - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAitem
                                            GONZALO, MARIA - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            FRANCIS, DAVID - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            YANG, WENCAI - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            VAN DER KNAAP, ESTHER - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            Baldo, Angelaitem
                                            SMITH-WHITE, BRIAN - NIHitem
                                            MUELLER, LUKAS - CORNELL UNIVERSITYitem
                                            PRINCE, JAMES - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSIitem
                                            BLANCHARD, NICHOLAS - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVitem
                                            STOREY, DYLAN - CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVitem
                                            STEVENS, MIKEL - BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYitem
                                            ROBBINS, MATTHEW - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYitem
                                            WANG, JAW-FEN - AVRDCitem
                                            LIEDL, BARBARA - WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVitem
                                            OCONNELL, MARY - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSIitem
                                            Stommel, Johnitem
                                            AOKI, KOH - KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTIitem
                                            IIJIMA, YOKO - KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTitem
                                            SLADE, ANN - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            HURST, SUSAN - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            LOEFFLER, DAYNA - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            STEINE, MICHAEL - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            VAFEADOS, DIONNE - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            MCGUIRE, CATE - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            FREEMAN, CARRIE - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            AMEN, ANNA - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            GOODSTAL, JOHN - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            FACCIOTTI, DANIEL - ARCADIA BIOSCIENCESitem
                                            VAN ECK, JOYCE - BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTEitem
                                            CAUSSE, MATHILDE - INRA, UR
  Submitted to: Book Chapter
                                    Publication Type: Book / Chapter
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 5/15/2007
                                    Publication  Date: 6/20/2007
                                    Citation: Labate, J.A., Grandillo, S., Fulton, T., Munos, S., Caicedo, A., Peralta, I., Ji, Y., Chetelat, R., Scott, J.W., Gonzalo, M.J., Francis, D., Yang, W., Van Der Knaap, E., Baldo, A.M., Smith-White, B., Mueller, L., Prince, J., Blanchard, N., Storey, D., Stevens, M., Robbins, M., Wang, J., Liedl, B., Oconnell, M., Stommel, J.R., Aoki, K., Iijima, Y., Slade, A., Hurst, S., Loeffler, D., Steine, M., Vafeados, D., Mcguire, C., Freeman, C., Amen, A., Goodstal, J., Facciotti, D., Van Eck, J., Causse, M. 2007. Tomato. Book Chapter. In: Kole, C. editor. Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants. Volume 5 Vegetables. NY. Springer Publishing Co. p. 1-125.Interpretive Summary: Principles and techniques of genome science are increasingly used for crop improvement. Vast amounts of technical and basic genomic information related to crop improvement are available in the scientific literature and on the internet. There is a need for a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for plant breeders, researchers, and students that reviews applications of genome analysis for crop improvement.  This book chapter represents the combined efforts of 39 scientists from 17 different worldwide institutions to review the contemporary, broad subject matter of genome mapping and marker-assisted breeding for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in great detail.  The chapter covers a broad range of topics from the economic importance of the crop, evolutionary history, germplasm resources, genetic maps, breeding methods, disease, pest and stress resistance, fruit nutritional value and fruit quality, and advanced topics such as internet and software tools, characterizing metabolites, the international DNA sequencing project, and mutagenesis. This chapter shows how principles and techniques of genome science can provide a basis for tomato breeding.  It emphasizes the use of modern molecular tools to more easily exploit favorable genes. Providing this knowledge to plant breeders, researchers, and students will help secure our nation’s supply of abundant, healthful food.
                                Technical Abstract: Genome mapping and marker assisted selection are increasingly being adopted for tomato improvement.  Vast amounts of technical and basic genomic information such as DNA and EST sequences, DNA markers, comparative linkage maps, introgression lines, mutant stocks, bioinformatics resources are available in the scientific literature and on the internet. There is a need for a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for plant breeders, researchers, and students that reviews applications of genome analysis for tomato improvement.  This book chapter represents the combined efforts of 39 scientists from 17 different worldwide institutions to review the contemporary, broad subject matter of genome mapping and marker-assisted breeding for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in great detail.  The chapter covers a broad range of topics from evolution and taxonomy, domestication and economic importance, germplasm resources, linkage and cytogenetic maps, physical maps,  comparative maps, advanced backcross and introgression-line breeding methods, QTL analysis of disease, pest and stress resistance, fruit nutritional value and fruit quality, and advanced topics such as internet and software tools, metabolomics, the international DNA sequencing project, and mutagenesis by TILLING. This chapter exemplifies how principles and techniques of genome science can provide robust tools for tomato breeding.  Providing this knowledge to plant breeders, researchers, and students will help secure our nation’s supply of abundant, healthful food.


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