Plant Conservation Genetics

Abstract

* About the Editor * Contributors * Chapter 1. Plant Conservation Genetics: Importance, Options, and Opportunities (Robert J. Henry) * Introduction * Importance of Plants in Life * Role of Genetics * Options and Strategies for Plant Conservation * Opportunities for Application of Plant Conservation Genetics * Overview of Plant Conservation Genetics * Chapter 2. Techniques for ex Situ Plant Conservation (Imke Thormann, Mohammad Dulloo, and Johannes Engles) * Introduction * Historical Context * Seed and Ultra-Dry Seed Storage * Botanic Garden Conservation * DNA Storage * Field Gene Banks * In Vitro Techniques * Pollen Storage * Germplasm Collection and Management * Complementary Conservation * Chapter 3. Strategies Employed to Collect Plant Genetic Resources for ex Situ Conservation (Sally L. Dillon) * Introduction * Planning Your Collecting Mission * Data and Seed Collection * Postcollection Activities and Seed Processing for ex Situ Conservation * Recent Collecting by the Australian Tropical Crops and Forages Collection * Concluding Remarks * Chapter 4. The Role of Genetic Resources Held in Seed Banks in Plant Improvement (Tsukasa Nagamine) * Introduction * New Alleles on Wx Genes Found in Local Wheat Cultivars * Null Allele of Lipoxygenase-3 from Rice Local Cultivars Using Core Collection * Characterizing Natural Genes Controlling the Heading of Rice by QTL Analysis * Discovery of the Gene Controlling Seed Longevity of Rice * Effective Management of the Stock Database by Seed Lot Unit * Conservation and Multiplication of Plant Genetic Resources in the Country of Origin * Evaluation Database for Heterogeneous Plant Genetic Resources * Conclusion * Chapter 5. Botanic Gardens and Conservation (Robert O. Makinson) * Introduction * Critical Factors in Using Botanic Gardens for Conservation Science * Who Has What Species? * Acknowledgment and Promotion of ex Situ Collections * Property Rights, Access, and Benefit Sharing * Chapter 6. Conservation of Plant Genes and the Role of DNA Banks (Nicole Rice) * Introduction * Conservation of Plant Biodiversity * Ex Situ Collections * How Do We Define a DNA Bank? * Database and Sample Management * Collection Strategies * DNA Extraction and Storage * Constraints for ex Situ Collections and DNA Banks * Concluding Remarks * Chapter 7. Strategies for in Situ Conservation (Ghillean T. Prance) * Introduction * Identification of Ecosystems to Be Conserved * Relationships with the Local Population * Protection Legislation * Monitoring * Maintaining the Ecosystem * A Management Plan * Conclusion * Appendix: Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (UNEP/CBD, 1994) * Chapter 8. Impact of Habitat Fragmentation on Plant Populations (Maurizio Rossetto) * Introduction * Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation: Genetic Hazards Small, Isolated Populations Face * Conclusion: Developing Informative Habitat Fragmentation Research * Chapter 9. Molecular Analysis of Plant Genetic Resources (Glenn Bryan) * Rationale for Molecular Analysis of Plant Genetic Resources * Molecular Marker Techniques Available for the Analysis of Plant Genetic Resources * Trends in the Use of Molecular Markers * Levels of Polymorphism and Congruence of Different Types of Molecular Data * Molecular Marker Analysis of Collections of Plant Genetic Resources * Toward Universal or Standardized Marker Data Sets for Plant Germplasm * A New Paradigm: A DNA Sequence Is Forever! * Conclusion * Chapter 10. Analysis of Nuclear, Mitochondrial, and Chloroplast Genomes in Plant Conservation (C. Q. Sun) * Introduction * Analysis of Nuclear Genomes * Comparative Analysis of the Genomes of Plants * Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genome * Analysis of the Chloroplast Genome * Concluding Remarks * Chapter 11. Genomics and Plant Biodiversity Management (Robert J. Henry) * Introduction * Variation in Sizes of Genomes * Number of Genes * Ploidy and Gene Duplication * Repetitive Elements * Comparative Genomics * Base Composition and Codon Usage * Understanding the Evolution of Plant Genomes * Opportunities * Applications to Date * Challenges for the Future * Index * Reference Notes Included