Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: The Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf 2015 edition

Jacket Description/Back: This proceeding covers all of the collected research data and presentations from the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf. This book explores themes in molecular breeding of forage and turf, including abiotic and biotic stresses, bioenergy and biorenewables, comparative genomics, emerging tools for forage and turf research, andfunctional genetics and genomics. This work also analyzes genetic mapping ofgermplasm, diversity and its impact on breeding, herbage quality, plant-microbe interactions, and risk assessment of transgenic plants. Written by renowned researchers in plant genomics, "Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: The Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf "is a valuable resource for researchers and students in the field of plant genomics. "Table of Contents: List of full articles1. Malay Saha (Samuel Roberts Nobel Foundation, USA): Deciphering Drought Tolerance in Tall Fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.]2. Gintaras Brazauskas (Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania): Evaluation of perennial ryegrass association mapping population for freezing tolerance traits3. Margaret Worthington (CIAT, Colombia): Tools for Accelerating Genetic Gain in Brachiagrass at CIAT4. Patricio Munoz (University of Florida, USA): A new red clover 2,4-D-resistant cultivar to improve broadleaf weed control and elucidate the molecular mechanism of resistance5. Iman Rohollahi (University of Tehran, Iran): Variation in genome size, germination and establishment of Iranian wild Festuca arundinacea populations under dry soil conditions6. Yan-Min Wu (Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China): Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF family genes in Lotus corniculatus and functional characterization of LcERF054 and LcERF080 in Arabidopsis7. Bala An Akp nar (Sabanci University, Turkey): Elucidating transcripts responsive to Zn-deficiency in Agrostis species8. Toshihiko Yamada (Hokkaido University, Japan): Candidate gene approach in Miscanthus spp. for biorefinery9. Isabel Roldan-Ruiz (Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research - Plant Sciences Unit, Melle, Belgium): Genetic diversity in candidate genes for developmental traits and cell wall characteristics in perennial ryegrass10. Gongshe Liu (Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China): Advances in forage and turf biotechnology in China11. Baldomero Alarcon-Zuniga (UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA CHAPINGO, MEXICO): Estimation of genetic components in half-sib family populations of alfalfa 12. Toshihiko Yamada (Hokkaido University, Japan): Use of genetic diversity on SSR markers to increase forage yield in timothy ("Phleum pratense" L.)13. Klaus Dehmer (IPK, Germany): Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for allele quantification in "Lolium" (Poaceae): Development and first applications14. Alan Stewart (PGG Wrightson Seeds, Newzealand): Origins of diploid "Dactylis" from China as determined by DNA sequencing 15. Nie Lizhen: A Study on Cold Tolerance Transgenic Alfalfa "Medicago sativa" L. with the "AmDHN" Gene16. Liu Yong Zhi: The Intron in an Albumin gene from Sunflower Increases expression of "SFA8" "Biographical Note: Dr. Hikmet Budak serves as part of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Budak haspublishedpopular referenceworks oncomputational biology, and has publishedover 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals on biotic and abiotic stress response mechanisms, bioinformatics, and plant genetics and genomics. "