This book is the first comprehensive volume on the genetics and genomics of pineapple and provides an overview of the current state of pineapple research. Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] is the second most important tropical fruit after banana in term of international trade. Its features are advantageous for genomic research: it has a small genome of 527 Mb which is diploid and vegetatively propagated; it is monocot, closely related to the grass family that includes major cereal crops, wheat, rice, corn, sorghum, and millet; and it serves as an out group for genetic and genomic research in grasses. In addition to exploring the evolution and improvement of pineapple, this work examines the pineapple genome with respect to genome structure and organization, comparative analyses with other angiosperm genomes, transcription factors, disease resistance, and circadian clock regulation of CAM related genes. With chapters covering  botanical, genetic, genomic, and applied aspects ofpineapple, this text also encourages the application of genomic technologies and suggests future prospects.

<p>Preface

Introduction.- Origin and Domestication of Pineapple.- Biology of the Pineapple Plant.- The Phylogeny of the Family Bromeliaceae.- Genetic Diversity of Pineapple.- Molecular Genetic Map of Pineapple.- Genetic Transformation of Pineapple.- A Brief History of Pineapple Improvement.- Sequencing and Assembly of the F153 Pineapple Genome.- The Draft Genome of MD-2 Pineapple.- Comparative Genomics of Pineapple and Other Angiosperm Genomes.- Pineapple Repeat Database.- Identification of microRNA, phasiRNAs, and Their Targets in Pineapple.- Comparative Analysis of Transcription Factors in Pineapple.- Alternative Splicing Landscape in Pineapple.- Analysis of Genes Encoding Proteolytic Enzymes in Pineapple.- Genomics of Pineapple Disease Resistance Genes.- Carbon Flux and Carbohydrate Gene Families in Pineapple.- Pineapple DB: An Online Pineapple Bioinformatics Resource.- Molecular Markersin Pineapple.- Genomics of the Pineapple Systeine Protease Family Bromelain.- Gametophyte Self-incompatibility in Pineapple.- Circadian Clock Cis-elements in the Evolution of CAM Photosynthesis.- Genomic Relationships, Diversity, and Ancestry of <i>Ananas </i>taxa.- Index.</p>