This book is the first comprehensive compilation of deliberations on elucidation and augmentation of the genome of Brassica juncea, one of the leading oilseed crops of the world, popularly called as brown mustard, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, or Oriental mustard. It includes discussions on genepools; genetic diversity and its characterization; classical genetic and traditional breeding; basics and application of heteroploidy; techniques and applications of introgressive hybridization; in vitro culture for micro-propagation, somatic mutation, somatic embryogenesis, and somatic hybridization; genetic engineering including genetic transformation and gene silencing; and molecular genetic mapping and mapping of genes and comprehensive delineations on genome sequencing and comparative genomics; resequencing for elucidation of origin and diversity; large-scale genome analysis; plastid genome sequence; transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics; evolutionary genomics; role of regulatory genes in development and adaptation and their utilization in trait improvement; precise breeding for yield, quality, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; and prospects of genome editing.

Chapter 1. Brassica juncea: A Crop for Food and Health

Chapter 2. Botanical Descriptions of Brassica juncea: Taxonomy, Cytology, Cytogenetics and Phylogenetic Relationships
Chapter 3. Chemical Composition of Oil and Cake of Brassica juncea: Implications on Human and Animal Health
Chapter 4. Genepools of Brassica
Chapter 5. Genetic Diversity Characterization and Population Structure in Brassica juncea
Chapter 6. Classical Genetics and Traditional Breeding in Brassica juncea
Chapter 7. Heteroploidy in Brassica juncea: Basics and Applications
Chapter 8. Introgression Breeding in Brassica juncea
Chapter 9. In vitro Culture for Micropropagation, Somatic Embryogenesis, Somatic Mutation, and Somatic Hybridization in Brassica juncea
Chapter 10. Genetic Modification of Brassica juncea: Current Scenario and Future Prospects
Chapter 11. Molecular Linkage Mapping in Brassica juncea: Founding the basis for Marker Assisted Selection
Chapter 12. Brassica juncea Genome Sequencing: Structural and Functional Insights
Chapter 13. Brassica juncea Genome Assemblies - Characteristics and Utilization
Chapter 14. Resequencing in Brassica juncea for Elucidation of Origin and Diversity
Chapter 15. Large Scale Genome Analysis: Genome Sequences, Chromosomal Reorganization, and Repetitive DNA in Brassica juncea and Relatives
Chapter 16. Brassica juncea L. : Chloroplast Genome
Chapter 17. Transcriptomics Research and Resources in Brassica spp
Chapter 18. Metabolomics of Brassica juncea
Chapter 19. Proteomics Approach to Uncoverkey Signaling Pathways in Brassica juncea in Abiotic and Biotic stress
Chapter 20. Genomics Approaches to Understand the Evolution of Brassica juncea
Chapter 21. Regulatory Genes in Development and Adaptation, and Their Utilization in Trait Improvementin Brassica juncea: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 22. Advanced Molecular Breeding for Yield
Chapter 23. Advanced Breeding for Oil and Oil Cake Quality in Brassica juncea
Chapter 24. Advances in Breeding Strategies for Improving Stress Tolerance in Brassicas
Chapter 25. Genome Editing in Polyploid Brassica Crops.