Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Peppers and Eggplants

Abstract

Basic Information on Pepper Economic Importance Pepper Consumption and Applications Nutritional Value of Peppers Capsaicinoids and Pungency Evolution and Domestication of Capsicum Botanical Features References Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Peppers Germplasm Conventional Breeding and Major Breeding Objectives Traits, Classical Genetics, and Molecular Markers Other Techniques Used in Pepper Breeding References Molecular Linkage Maps of Capsicum Early Mapping Studies Evolution of Marker Types Types of Mapping Populations Integrated Maps Comparative Maps Future Perspectives References Candidate Gene Approaches in Capsicum Introduction Map-Based Cloning versus the Candidate Gene Approach Strategies for Compiling Candidate Genes Validation of Candidate Genes in Capsicum Case Studies Future Outlook References Molecular Mapping of Complex Traits in Capsicum Variation in Capsicum What is a Complex Trait? What are Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)? Quantitative Traits Analyzed in Pepper How do you Analyze QTLs using Modern, Molecular Techniques? Mendelization of QTLs and Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) Acknowledgements References The Structure of Pepper Genome Introduction Estimated Genome Size of Pepper Available Resources of the Pepper Genome Use of BAC Clones in Marker Development Comparative Analysis of Pepper Genome through Conserved Orthologous Set (COS) Markers Ribosomal Repeat in Pepper Genome Structure of Pepper Genome Effort to Sequence Pepper Whole Genome Future Prospects References Eggplant Economic Importance Nutritional Properties Brief History of the Crop Taxonomy Botanical Description Germplasm Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding Genetic Engineering Diversity Analysis Molecular Linkage Maps Genomic Resources Future Prospects Acknowledgement References