Advances on Genomics and Genetics of Horticultural Crops and their Contribution to Breeding Efforts, volume II

Download or read book Advances on Genomics and Genetics of Horticultural Crops and their Contribution to Breeding Efforts, volume II written by Eleni Tani and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-03-06 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horticultural crops are an excellent source of vitamins, antioxidants, and fibers that play an important role in human health. The discovery of modern genomic tools, the continuous generation of genomic data, and the application of comparative and functional genomics are high importance innovations with numerous applications in crop breeding. The utilization of all these new techniques in combination with the analysis of genomic data using bioinformatics tools, contribute to a better understanding of the function of various agronomic traits of interest as well as horticultural crops breeding. Over the last few years, novel genome editing tools such as the CRISPR-Cas9, have been developed and revolutionized molecular technologies due to their simplicity, high efficiency, and specificity.