The Finger Millet Genome

This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on domestication, genetic and genomic resources, breeding, genetic diversity, molecular maps & mapping of important biotic stress as well as nutritional quality traits, genome sequencing, comparative genomics, functional genomics and genetic transformation. The economic, nutritional and health benefits especially antioxidants mediated antiaging effects of finger millet are also discussed. It also presents the input use efficiency, wide adaptation, post-harvest processing and value addition of the crop. Altogether, the book contains about 300 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this crop. This book is useful to the students, teachers and scientists in the academia and relevant private companies interested in genetics, pathology, molecular genetics and breeding, genetic engineering, structural and functional genomics and nutritional quality aspects of the crop. This bookis also useful to seed and pharmaceutical industries.

Chapter 1. History, Botanical and Taxonomic Description, Domestication and Spread.- Chapter 2. Economic, Nutritional and Health Importance.- Chapter 3. Genetic and Genomic Resources for Crop Improvement in Finger Millet.- Chapter 4. Paradigm Shift from Genetics to Genomics: Characterization of Diversity and Prospects of Molecular Markers.- Chapter 5. Molecular Mapping in Finger Millet.- Chapter 6. The Complete Genome Sequence of Finger Millet.- Chapter 7. Comparative Genomics in Finger Millet.- Chapter 8. Finger Millet Transcriptome Analysis Using High Throughput Sequencing Technologies.- Chapter 9. Seed Biology and Packaging of Finger Millet Using Omics Approaches for Nutritional Security.- Chapter 10. A Nutritional Crop Factory of Quality Seed Storage Proteins for Combating Malnutrition.- Chapter 11. Finger Millet Genome Analysis and Nutrient Transport.- Chapter 12. Finger Millet as Input Use Efficient and Organic By Default Crop.- Chapter 13. Molecular Basis of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Finger Millet.- Chapter 14. Genetic Transformation for Crop Improvement and Biofortification.- Chapter 15. Novel Prospective On Suppression of Ageing By The Consumption of Finger Millet.- Chapter 16. Finger Millet Holistic Value Chain Approach.