Genetics and Genomics of Populus

Part I: Overview and an introduction to the biology of Populus
1: Why and how Populus became a 'model tree'
2: Salient Biological Features, Systematics and Genetics Variation of Populus
3: Growth and Physiology

Part II: Populus genetics and genomics. -Chapter
4: The Populus Genome and Comparative Genomics
5: Nucleotide polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium and complex trait dissection in Populus
6: Transformation as a tool for genetic analysis in Populus
7: Populus resources and bioinformatics

Part III: Genetics and genomics of key Populus traits
8: Reproductive development in Populus
9: Perennial life style of aspen: dormancy cycling and overwintering
10: Wood Formation in Populus
11:Populus responses to Abiotic Stress
12: Defense and nutrient mutualisms in Populus
13: The Impact of Genomics on Advances in Herbivore Defense and Secondary Metabolism in Populus

Part IV: Populus for the future
14: Populus Breeding: From the Classical to the Genomic Approach
15: Conservation Genomicsical Features, Systematics and Genetics Variation of Populus
3: Growth and Physiology

Part II: Populus genetics and genomics. -Chapter
4: The Populus Genome and Comparative Genomics
5: Nucleotide polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium and complex trait dissection in Populus
6: Transformation as a tool for genetic analysis in Populus
7: Populus resources and bioinformatics

Part III: Genetics and genomics of key Populus traits
8: Reproductive development in Populus
9: Perennial life style of aspen: dormancy cycling and overwintering
10: Wood Formation in Populus
11:Populus responses to Abiotic Stress
12: Defense and nutrient mutualisms in Populus
13: The Impact of Genomics on Advances in Herbivore Defense and Secondary Metabolism in Populus

Stefan Jansson is Professor at Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University. He was the European coordinator during the Populus genome sequencing initiative, and has a research focus on natural variation and autumn senescence.

Andrew T. Groover studies the developmental biology of forest trees, with a primary focus on secondary growth and wood formation. He is a Geneticist and Director of the Institute of Forest Genetics, US Forest Service, in Davis California.

Rishikesh P. Bhalarao is Professor at Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. His primary research interests are auxin signaling and seasonal activity/dormancy transitions of the cambium.