The Date Palm Genome, Vol. 1

Part 1: Biology and Phylogeny.- Chapter 1. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Biology and Utilization.- Chapter 2. Systematics and Evolution of the Genus Phoenix: 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 In Vitro 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 (Phoenix dactylifera L.).- Chapter 9. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Chloroplast Genome.- Chapter 10. Comparative Analysis of Date Palm(Phoenix dactylifera L.) Mitochondrial Genomics.- Chapter 11. Date Palm Bioinformatics.

Prof. Jameel M. Al-Khayri is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He received B.S. in Biology in 1984 from the University of Toledo, M.S. in Agronomy in 1988 and Ph.D. in Plant Science in 1991 from the University of Arkansas. He is a Member of the International Society for Horticultural Science and Society for In Vitro Biology as well as National Correspondent of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. For the last three decades, he dedicated his research efforts to date palm. He has authored over sixty research articles in referred international journals, twenty-five review chapters, and edited seven journal special issues. In addition, he has edited five reference books on date palm biotechnology, date palm utilization of genetic resources, date palm biotechnology protocols and seven volumes of the book series Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies. He has been involved in organizing international scientific conferences and contributed numerous research presentations. In addition to teaching, students advising and research, he held administrative responsibilities as the Assistant Director of Date Palm Research Center, Head of Department of Plant Biotechnology, and Vice Dean for Development and Quality Assurance. Prof. Al-Khayri has served as a Member of Majlis Ash-Shura (Saudi Legislative Council) for the 2009-2012 term. Currently, he is maintaining an active research program on date palm focusing on genetic transformation, secondary metabolites and in vitro mutagenesis to enhance tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress.Prof. Shri Mohan Jain is a Consultant and Plant Biotechnologist, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; he received M. Phil in 1973 and Ph.D. in 1978 from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Israel, USA, and Visiting Scientist/Professor in