Petunia Evolutionary, Developmental and Physiological Genetics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gerats, Tom. (Editor), Strommer, Judith. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Plant diseases.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Pathology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84796-2

In 1984, when the first edition of this monograph was published, Petunia was well-positioned as a classical model system to contribute significantly to the coming explosion in plant molecular biology. Its strength was fostered by years of physiological, biochemical, genetic and cytogenetic research-...

Table of Contents:

• The Genus Petunia
• Petunia as a Model System for the Genetics and Evolution of Pollination Syndromes
• Benzenoids Dominate the Fragrance of Petunia Flowers
• ADH and PDC: Key Roles for Enzymes of Alcoholic Fermentation
• Gametic Self-Incompatibility in Petunia
• Cytoplasmic Male Sterility and Fertility Restoration in Petunia
• Development and Function of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in Petunia
• Vegetative Branching in Petunia
• Development of the Petunia Inflorescence
• Evolution and Development of the Flower
• Combinatorial Action of Petunia MADS Box Genes and Their Protein Products
• The Role of Expansins A in Petunia Development
• The Genetics of Flower Color
• Petunia Flower Senescence
• Genetic Recombination and Mapping in Petunia
• Impact of Retroelements in Shaping the Petunia Genome
• Identification and Exploitation of Petunia Transposable Elements: A Brief History
• Virus-Induced Silencing for Functional Characterization of Genes in Petunia
• Transformation and Regeneration in Petunia
• Petunia Biotechnology.