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The Castor Bean Genome, 1st ed. 2018
Compendium of Plant Genomes Series
Coordinators: Kole Chittaranjan, Rabinowicz Pablo
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Castor Bean Genome:
272 p. · 17.8x25.4 cm · Hardback
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Presents comprehensive information on genomics, classical genetics, traditional breeding, genetic engineering, molecular mapping and breeding in a single volume on castor bean, a leading industrial oilseed crop
Describes the whole genome sequencing of castor bean and its impact on the mining of gene families and future plant breeding
Includes useful details on genomics of sexual reproduction, metabolomics, gene imprinting, and DNA methylation
Discusses important breeding biotechnological issues specific to castor bean, such as oil biosynthesis, the ricin toxin and nutritional quality