About the Book: Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants Oilseeds
Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of
the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus
is on genetic and physical mapping, positioning, cloning, monitoring of
desirable genes by molecular breeding and the most recent advances in genomics.
The series comprises seven volumes: Cereals and Millets; Oilseeds; Pulses, Sugar
and Tuber Crops; Fruits and Nuts; Vegetables; Technical Crops; and Forest Trees.
This volume, Oilseeds, is devoted to oil-producing field crops such as soybeans,
oilseed rape, peanuts, sunflowers, Indian mustard, Brassica rapa, black mustard
and flax. While the grouping