This book is the first volume of a comprehensive assemblage of contemporary knowledge relevant to genomics and other omics in date palm. Volume 1 consists of 11 chapters arranged in 3 parts grouped according to subject. Part I, Biology and Phylogeny, focuses on date palm biology, evolution and origin. Part II, Biodiversity and Molecular Identification, covers conformity of in vitro derived plants, molecular markers, barcoding, pollinizer genetics and gender determination. Part III, Genome Mapping and Bioinformatics, addresses genome mapping of nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA, in addition to a chapter on progress made in date palm bioinformatics.

This volume represents the efforts of 30 international scientists from 10 countries and contains 78 figures and 30 tables to illustrate presented concepts. Volume 2 is published under the title: Omics and Molecular Breeding.

<b><br></b>Part 1: Biology and Phylogeny

Chapter 1. Date Palm (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) Biology and Utilization
Chapter 2. Systematics and Evolution of the Genus <i>Phoenix</i>: Towards Understanding Date Palm Origins
Chapter 3. A Brief History of the Origin of Domesticated Date Palms
Part 2: Biodiversity and Molecular Identification
Chapter 4. Genome Conformity of <i>In Vitro </i>Cultures of Date Palm
Chapter 5.Date Palm Genetic Identification and Improvement Utilizing Molecular Markers and DNA Barcoding
Chapter 6. DNA Fingerprinting of Date Palm Pollen Sources and their Relevance to Yield and Fruit Traits
Chapter 7. Gender Determination of Date Palm
Part 3: Genome Mapping and Bioinformatics
Chapter 8. Whole Genome Mapping of Date Palm (<i>Phoenix dactylifera </i>L.)
Chapter 9. Date Palm (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i> L.) Chloroplast Genome
Chapter 10. Comparative Analysis of Date Palm<i>(Phoenix dactylifera </i>L.) Mitochondrial Genomics
Chapter 11. Date Palm Bioinformatics.