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Evolution of Wild Emmer and Wheat Improvement

Author : E. Nevo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662071401
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Evolution of Wild Emmer and Wheat Improvement written by E. Nevo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the contribution to evolutionary theory and agricultural technology of one of humankind's most dramatic imitations of the evolu tionary process, namely crop domestication, as exemplified by the progenitor of wheat, Triticum dicoccoides. This species is a major model organism and it has been studied at the Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, since 1979. The domestication by humans of wild plants to cultivated ones during the last ten millennia is one of the best demonstrations of evolution. It is a process that has been condensed in time and advanced by artificial rather than natural selection. Plant and animal domestication revolutionized human cultural evolution and is the major factor underlying human civilization. A post-Pleistocene global rise in temperature following the ice age, i.e., climatic-environmental factors, may have induced the expansion of econom ically important thermophilous plants and in turn promoted complex forag ing and plant cultivation. The shift from foraging to steady production led to an incipient agriculture varying in time in various part of the world. In the Levant, agriculture developed out of an intensive specialized exploitation of plants and animals. Natufian sedentism, followed by rapid population growth and resource stress, induced by the expanding desert, coupled with available grinding technology, may have triggered plant domestication.

Assessing the Role of Karaca Dağ Wild Emmer in Wheat Domestication and Wheat Improvement

Author : Chad Michael Jorgensen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780355763348
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (633 download)

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Book Synopsis Assessing the Role of Karaca Dağ Wild Emmer in Wheat Domestication and Wheat Improvement by : Chad Michael Jorgensen

Download or read book Assessing the Role of Karaca Dağ Wild Emmer in Wheat Domestication and Wheat Improvement written by Chad Michael Jorgensen and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild emmer (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides) is the progenitor of all domesticated wheat grown today, both tetraploid and hexaploid. The understanding of wild emmer's origin, the evolution of its genome, the structure and evolution of its genetic diversity, and the ways it contributed to the evolution of domesticated wheat is essential for advancing the basic and applied biology of wheat. It has been hypothesized that emmer was domesticated in the Karaca Dağ region in southeastern Turkey, yet, no analysis of domestication genes has been reported in this population. To fill this knowledge gap, accession PI 428082 from the Karaca Dağ region was crossed to durum 'Langdon' (LDN) to construct a genetic mapping population and genetic linkage maps, and map loci controlling domestication traits. First, using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, the relationship of this accession to other accessions of wild emmer in the Karaca Dağ region and domesticated wheat was determined. PI 428082 was embedded in the Karaca Dağ wild emmer branch in the phylogenetic tree, indicating that it is representative of the Karaca Dağ wild emmer population. Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from the cross LDN x PI 428082 were developed, a genetic map comprising 2,650 unique SNP markers and spanning 1727.93 cM was constructed and compared to the genome sequence of Aegilops tauschii, a wild relative of the wheat D genome, to investigate chromosomal rearrangements and evolution of wild emmer genome. A major structural change observed in the PI 428082 genome was a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 3B and 6B, in addition to the already known 4A-5A-7B translocations and 4A pericentric and paracentric inversions. In addition to these rearrangements, the most common type of chromosome rearrangement was an intrachromosomal translocation. The genetic map was inconsistent with the current model of the evolution of chromosome 4A. The origin of 4A rearrangements was shown to be contemporary with the speciation of wild emmer. The study of diversity in chromosome 4A in the Karaca Dağ wild emmer uncovered a selective sweep in this chromosome that was absent from hexaploid wheat. The absence of diversity from a large portion of chromosome 4A of wild emmer population that is proposed to be the ancestor of all domesticated wheat calls into question the ancestral nature of this wild emmer population. To further characterize the relationship of PI 428082 to domesticated wheat, the LDN x PI 428082 RIL population was grown in the field for three years and measured a suite of domestication-related traits. Domestication-related QTLs were discovered and mapped. To compare them with domestication QTLs on homoeologous chromosomes and QTLs published by others, the 64 QTLs discovered here and 60 domestication QTLs discovered by others were aligned on the Ae. tauschii genome sequence. This allowed for the more precise determination of the locations of some of the QTLs and the identification of candidate genes among genes isolated in other grass genomes. Virtually all QTLs described by others in wild emmer QTL studies segregated in the LDN x PI 428082 RIL population, suggesting the presence of wild alleles at most of the domestication loci in PI 428082. This is consistent with PI 428082 and other wild emmer in the Karaca Dağ region being a wild population, and argues against the possibility that the population was derived from hybridization with domesticated wheat. Segregation for wild traits, such as brittle rachis and glume tenacity, in the RIL population made it unsuitable for the analysis of agronomic traits. Therefore, reciprocal inbred backcross lines (IBLs) from the cross LDN x PI 428082 were developed. By merging two IBL populations derived from backcrosses to the wild and domesticated parents, the creation of a genotyping matrix suitable for genetic mapping was possible. The LDN x PI 428082 map consisted of 1,830 unique markers and spanned 2,057 cM of the tetraploid genome. It was consistent with the map made using the RIL population, as 98% of markers that could be compared were in the same order. QTL analysis was also performed with this map and QTLs were aligned on the Aegilops tauschii genome sequence for comparison. The locations of QTL shared by the IBL and RIL maps were consistent. Hence, both marker order and QTL locations validated the approach to the IBL map construction and QTL mapping.

Wheat Evolution and Domestication

Author : Moshe Feldman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031301757
Total Pages : 689 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Wheat Evolution and Domestication written by Moshe Feldman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book covers a century of research on wheat genetics and evolution, starting with the discovery in 1918 of the accurate number of chromosomes in wheat. We re-evaluate classical studies that are pillars of the current knowledge considering recent genomic data in the wheat group comprising 31 species from the genera Amblyopyrum, Aegilops, Triticum, and other more distant relatives. For these species, we describe morphology, ecogeographical distribution, phylogeny as well as cytogenetic and genomic features. For crops, we also address evolution under human selection, namely pre-domestication cultivation and domestication. We re-examine the genetic and archeological evidence of where, when, and how domestication occurred. We discuss unique aspects of genome evolution and maintenance under polyploidization, in natural and synthetic allopolyploids of the wheat group. Finally, we propose some thoughts on the future prospects of wheat improvement. As such, it can be of great interest to wheat researchers and breeders as well as to plant scientists and students interested in plant genetics, evolution, domestication, and polyploidy.

Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources

Author : Chittaranjan Kole
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642142281
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources written by Chittaranjan Kole and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild crop plants play a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. The 10-volume Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources offers a comprehensive examination of wild crops as a gold mine for breeding. It details the status, origin, distribution, morphology, cytology, genetic diversity and available genetic and genomic resources of numerous wild crop relatives, as well as of their evolution and phylogenetic relationship. Further topics include their role as model plants, genetic erosion and conservation efforts, and their domestication for the purposes of bioenergy, phytomedicines, nutraceuticals and phytoremediation. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources comprises 10 volumes on cereals, millets and grasses, oilseeds, legume crops and forages, vegetables, temperate fruits, tropical and subtropical fruits, industrial crops, plantation and ornamental crops, and forest trees. It contains 126 chapters contributed by 380 authors from 39 countries.

Ancient Wheats

Author : Nusret Zencirci
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031072855
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Wheats written by Nusret Zencirci and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wheat (Triticum L.), an annual herbaceous plant in Poacae (Gramineae) family, settles in the Triticeae (Hordeae) subfamily. The grasses (Poaceae Barnhart) are the fifth largest (monocotyledonous flowering) plant family and of great importance for human civilization and life. Cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet are the domesticated ones in the family. It is still the most vital economical plant family in modern times, providing food, forage, building materials (bamboo, thatch), and fuel (ethanol). Wheat has many accessions in national and international gene banks. The estimated number of wheats by FAO in 2010 is 856,000, and, followed by rice (774,000), and barley (467,000). However, the recent consumer's (misdirected) focus on gluten content and nutritional value urges scientists to reexamine their knowledge about wheat (i.e., origin, evolution, and general and special quality characteristics), as well as their wild relatives and landraces for newer possible genetic resources. Cultured or non-cultured ancestral wheats: einkorn, emmer, wild emmer, spelt, macha, and vavilovii are still limitedly grown on the higher areas in Turkey, Italy, Germany, Morocco, Israel, and Balkan countries. They are exploited mostly for their desired agronomic, and specific quality. In some cultures, wheat species are believed to be therapeutic, with bioactive compounds that reduce and inhibit stubborn illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer, and cardiovascular diseases. In this book, we summarize the importance of ancestral wheat species, and provide a prospect for their future with special considerations in terms of species conservation and improvement.

Applications of Genetic and Genomic Research in Cereals

Author : Thomas Miedaner
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0081022131
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Applications of Genetic and Genomic Research in Cereals written by Thomas Miedaner and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applications of Genetic and Genomic Research in Cereals covers new techniques for practical breeding, also discussing genetic and genomic approaches for improving special traits. Additional sections cover drought tolerance, biotic stress, biomass production, the impact of modern techniques on practical breeding, hybrid breeding, genetic diversity, and genomic selection. Written by an international team of top academics and edited by an expert in the field, this book will be of value to academics working in the agricultural sciences and essential reading for professionals working in plant breeding. - Provides in-depth and comprehensive coverage of a rapidly developing field - Presents techniques used in genetic and genomics research, with coverage of genotyping, gene cloning, genome editing and engineering and phenotyping in various cereals - Includes the latest genetic and genomic approaches for improving special traits - drought tolerance, biotic stress and biomass production - Covers breeding practices, with chapters on the genetic diversity of wheat, hybrid breeding and the potential of rye and barley crops

Wheat Science

Author : Om Prakash Gupta
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000923509
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Wheat Science written by Om Prakash Gupta and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, significant work has been done to enhance our current understanding of the nutritional and anti-nutritional properties, processing, storage, bioactivity, and product development of wheat, opening new frontiers for further improvement. Wheat Science: Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Properties, Processing, Storage, Bioactivity, and Product Development addresses the topics associated with the advances in understanding the wheat biochemical, nutritional, and rheological quality. Improving crop varieties by either conventional breeding or transgenic methods to obtain nutritionally enhanced crops has the advantage of making a one-time investment in research and development to have sustainable products. Features: Includes topics associated with the nutritional composition and anti-nutritional properties Addresses the effects of different processing technologies on flour yield and end products Reviews the effects of storage on nutritional, baking and rheological quality, organoleptic quality, etc. Processing and storage technologies have impacted the nutritional quality and the bioavailability of nutrients in wheat. Due to its peculiar grain protein composition, especially gluten protein, wheat has extensive usage in making numerous end products, eaten round the clock. Researchers have demonstrated a significant effect of alteration of flour-processing technologies on the rheological quality of end products. This book provides a holistic understanding and covers recent developments of wheat science under one umbrella. Emphasis is placed on current trends and advances in nutritional and anti-nutritional properties, processing, storage, bioactivity, and product development. Additionally, efforts have been made to compile the available information on the application of different ingredients of wheat in the industry and pharma sectors.

Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Nutrient Management

Author : Dinesh K. Maheshwari
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642210619
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Nutrient Management written by Dinesh K. Maheshwari and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of agriculture strongly depends on our ability to enhance productivity without sacrificing long-term production potential. An ecologically and economically sustainable strategy is the application of microorganisms, such as the diverse bacterial species of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining worldwide importance. “Bacteria in Agrobiology: Plant Nutrient Management” focus on the management of plant nutrient to support plant growth and development. The topics treated in this book include mechanisms of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, zinc and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms, sulfur oxidizing bacteria, ACC deaminase, siderophores, phytohormones, quorum-sensing, biofilms, antibiotics, volatiles, denitrification and integrated nutrient management.

Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change

Author : Robert J. Redden
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118854330
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Crop Wild Relatives and Climate Change written by Robert J. Redden and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two major challenges to continued global food security are the ever increasing demand for food products, and the unprecedented abiotic stresses that crops face due to climate change.Wild relatives of domesticated crops serve as a reservoir of genetic material, with the potential to be used to develop new, improved varieties of crops. Crop Wild Relative and Climate Change integrates crop evolution, breeding technologies and biotechnologies, improved practices and sustainable approaches while exploring the role wild relatives could play in increasing agricultural output. Crop Wild Relative and Climate Change begins with overviews of the impacts of climate change on growing environments and the challenges that agricultural production face in coming years and decades. Chapters then explore crop evolution and the potential for crop wild relatives to contribute novel genetic resources to the breeding of more resilient and productive crops. Breeding technologies and biotechnological advances that are being used to incorporate key genetic traits of wild relatives into crop varieties are also covered. There is also a valuable discussion on the importance of conserving genetic resources to ensure continued successful crop production. A timely resource, Crop Wild Relative and Climate Change will be an invaluable resource for the crop science community for years to come.

Combating Global Warming

Author : Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030230376
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Combating Global Warming written by Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines the environmental hazards posed by global warming with regard to future food security, which will depend on a combination of stresses, both biotic and abiotic, imposed by climate change; variability of weather within a growing season; and the development of cultivars that are more sensitive to different ambient conditions. Furthermore, the ability to develop effective adaptive strategies which allow these cultivars to express their genetic potential under changing climate conditions will be essential. In turn, the book investigates those plant species which are very closely related to field crops and have the potential to contribute beneficial traits for crop improvement, e.g. resistance to a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses, enriching the gene pool, and ultimately leading to enhanced plant yield, known as “Crop Wild Relatives” (CWRs). CWRs hold tremendous potential to sustain and enhance global food security, contributing to human well-being. Accordingly, their development, characterization and conservation in crop breeding programs have assumed great practical importance./div Professor Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair is an internationally acclaimed agricultural scientist, with over three decades of experience in Europe, Africa and Asia, holding some of the most prestigious academic positions, including the National Chair of the Science Foundation, The Royal Society, Belgium. A Senior Fellow of the world renowned Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation of The Federal Republic of Germany, he is best known, globally, for having developed a revolutionary soil management technique, known as "The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept", which, while questioning the scientific fallacies of the highly soil extractive farming, euphemistically known as the "green revolution", has opened up an alternative path for sensible and scientific soil management

Population, Agriculture, and Biodiversity

Author : J. Perry Gustafson
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274404
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Population, Agriculture, and Biodiversity written by J. Perry Gustafson and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely collection of 15 original essays written by expert scientists the world over addresses the relationships between human population growth, the need to increase food supplies to feed the world population, and the chances for avoiding the extinction of a major proportion of the world's plant and animal species that collectively makes our survival on Earth possible. These relationships are highly intertwined, and changes in each of them steadily decrease humankind’s chances to achieve environmental stability on our fragile planet. The world population is projected to be nine to ten billion by 2050, signaling the need to increase world food production by more than 70 percent on the same amount of land currently under production—and this without further damaging our fragile environment. The essays in this collection, written by experts for laypersons, present the problems we face with clarity and assess our prospects for solving them, calling for action but holding out viable solutions.

The Evolution of Eibi Nevo

Author : Abram Bent︠s︡ionovich Korolʹ
Publisher : Margulis Michael
ISBN 13 : 9655554015
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Eibi Nevo written by Abram Bent︠s︡ionovich Korolʹ and published by Margulis Michael. This book was released on 2009 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Horizons in Evolution

Author : Solomon P. Wasser
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323907539
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book New Horizons in Evolution written by Solomon P. Wasser and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Horizons in Evolution is a compendium of the latest research, analyses, and theories of evolutionary biology. Chapters are collected from the international symposium held by the Board of Governors of the University of Haifa to honor Dr. Eviatar Nevo, founder and director of the Institute of Evolution. This book includes material written by top global scientists. Such detailed summaries and recent advances include topics like genomics, epigenetics, evolutionary theory, and the evolution of cancer. This book analyzes evolutionary biology of animals, such as lizards and subterranean mammals. It also discusses agricultural evolution, specifically the vital wheat crop in various climates and locations. Each chapter contributes the most up-to-date knowledge of evolution's role in speciation, adaptation, and regulation. New Horizons in Evolution is a valuable resource for researchers involved in evolution, evolutionary biology, and evolutionary theory. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in evolutionary biology courses will also find this useful due to the high expertise level and latest knowledge available through this resource. - Examines the evolution of species in extreme conditions - Discusses the role of evolution in medicine and cancer research - Features the latest data and advances in evolution theory

New Horizons in Evolution

Author : Solomon P. Wasser
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323907520
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book New Horizons in Evolution written by Solomon P. Wasser and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Horizons in Evolution is a compendium of the latest research, analyses, and theories of evolutionary biology. Chapters are collected from the international symposium held by the Board of Governors of the University of Haifa to honor Dr. Eviatar Nevo, founder and director of the Institute of Evolution. This book includes material written by top global scientists. Such detailed summaries and recent advances include topics like genomics, epigenetics, evolutionary theory, and the evolution of cancer. This book analyzes evolutionary biology of animals, such as lizards and subterranean mammals. It also discusses agricultural evolution, specifically the vital wheat crop in various climates and locations. Each chapter contributes the most up-to-date knowledge of evolution's role in speciation, adaptation, and regulation. New Horizons in Evolution is a valuable resource for researchers involved in evolution, evolutionary biology, and evolutionary theory. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in evolutionary biology courses will also find this useful due to the high expertise level and latest knowledge available through this resource. Examines the evolution of species in extreme conditions Discusses the role of evolution in medicine and cancer research Features the latest data and advances in evolution theory

Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Horizons

Author : Solomon P. Wasser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401704430
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Horizons written by Solomon P. Wasser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents provocative research in four broad areas: Evolution of Life and Evolutionary Theory, including papers on the origin of life, stress and evolution; Genome Evolution, including papers on adaptive genome regulation, and comparative mammalian genomes; Phylogeography and Phylogeny, including papers on mushroom phylogeny, macroevolution, and the origin of higher taxa; Human Evolution and Ecology, including papers on man's place in nature, and the origin of human hairlessness.

Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Perspectives

Author : Solomon P. Wasser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401148309
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Perspectives written by Solomon P. Wasser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume consists of papers written by evolutionary, molecular and organismal biologists, geneticists, ecologists, behavioural ecologists, morphologists, mathematicians, theoreticians and experimentalists, in honour of Professor Eviatar (Eibi) Nevo on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. The contributors are only a small subset of Eibi's many friends, collaborators and students (not that one can distinguish these categories among Eibi's colleagues). His widespread influence and activity, both in Israel and more generally, as a leading evolutionary biologist is indicated by his many co-authors on books and papers, and by his many students integrated in teaching and research. This volume presents some of the most recent dramatic results of molecular, genomic, and organismal evolutionary processes. It represents analyses, experiments, observations, reviews, discussions and forecasts of evolutionary theory comprising both novel methods and results, reanalyzed and reviewed data sets based on comparative, experimental, and theoretical studies utilizing model organisms across phylogeny, including bacteria, fungi, plants, animals and humans. It elucidates the revolution in molecular biology that ushered in our understanding of the evolutionary process over time and space. The topics discussed include major problems of evolutionary theory concerning origins, phylogeny, relative importance of evolutionary forces, structure and function, adaptation and speciation in space and time in changing and stressful environments. A major emerging generalization is the nonrandomness of genome structure highlighting the importance of natural selection as a major organizing evolutionary force not only at the phenotypic level, but most importantly at the interlinked genotypic molecular level. The integration between the molecular and organismal levels unifies life which is subjected to the mechanism of natural selection as a major orienting evolutionary force.

World Food

Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317451600
Total Pages : 1882 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book World Food written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 1882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multicultural and interdisciplinary reference brings a fresh social and cultural perspective to the global history of food, foodstuffs, and cultural exchange from the age of discovery to contemporary times. Comprehensive in scope, this two-volume encyclopedia covers agriculture and industry, food preparation and regional cuisines, science and technology, nutrition and health, and trade and commerce, as well as key contemporary issues such as famine relief, farm subsidies, food safety, and the organic movement. Articles also include specific foodstuffs such as chocolate, potatoes, and tomatoes; topics such as Mediterranean diet and the Spice Route; and pivotal figures such as Marco Polo, Columbus, and Catherine de' Medici. Special features include: dozens of recipes representing different historic periods and cuisines of the world; listing of herbal foods and uses; and a chronology of key events/people in food history.