Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Vegetable Brassicas

Due to their diversity, vegetable Brassicas are of great economic import and offer unique opportunities to enrich our knowledge about plant growth, development, and rapid phenotypic evolution. By applying emerging genomic technologies, we may greatly increase our understanding of the Brassica biology and breeding efficiency. Assembling the contributions of a host of specialists, this book highlights recent achievements and new technologies and promotes further research into the genetics and genomics of vegetable Brassica crops to facilitate their genetic improvement.