{"product_id":"9783662649145","title":"Efficient Screening Techniques to Identify Mutants with TR4 Resistance in Banana: Protocols","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEfficient Screening Techniques to Identify Mutants with TR4 Resistance in Banana: Protocols\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJankowicz-Cieslak, Joanna; Ingelbrecht, Ivan L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBananas are a staple food for over 500 million people and are also an important cash crop. Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus \u003ci\u003eFusarium oxysporum\u003c\/i\u003e f.sp. \u003ci\u003ecubense\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of the most destructive diseases of banana globally. Since the 1990s, an aggressive variant of this fungus, called Tropical Race 4 (TR4), severely affected banana plantations in Southeast Asia from where it spread to other continents, including Latin America, where the global banana export market is primarily centred. TR4 is a soil borne pathogen making the disease difficult to contain.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Joint FAO\/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture implemented a Coordinated Research Project (CRP) ‘Efficient Screening Techniques to Identify Mutants with Disease Resistance for Coffee and Banana” (2015-2020). This CRP brought together experts from Asia, Europe and Africa in addition to experts of the Joint FAO\/IAEA Centre to develop resistance against TR4 through mutation-assisted breeding. Induced mutagenesis is particularly attractive in case of banana since most cultivated bananas are seedless, thus hampering conventional cross breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Open Access book is a compilation of the protocols developed under the CRP specifically for TR4. The first part covers methods for mutation induction, including the integrated use of innovative single-cell culture with mutagenesis techniques. The book also describes up-to-date phenotypic screening methods for TR4 resistance in banana under field-, greenhouse- and laboratory conditions.  Finally, molecular and bioinformatics tools for genome-wide mutation discovery following Next Generation Sequencing are also described. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eGiven the imminent threat of Fusarium Wilt TR4 on banana production globally, it is our hope and intention that the book will serve as a timely reference and guide for banana breeders and pathologists worldwide who are committed to the genetic improvement of banana for Fusarium wilt resistance.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-06-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662649145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-64915-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 187\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47200048087180,"sku":"9783662649145","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662649145.jpg?v=1775064115","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783662649145","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}