The Turmeric Genome
暫譯: 薑黃基因組

《薑黃基因組》是首部全面彙編針對薑黃（Curcuma longa L.）全基因組測序的研究討論。本書為從事薑黃研究的學者提供了寶貴的起點，涵蓋了全基因組測序、結構與功能基因組學、分子標記及育種的最新進展，並包含有關作物本身的基本資訊。

薑黃以其高營養價值而聞名，並在許多薑黃生產地區的傳統和土著醫療系統中根深蒂固。作為香料，薑黃因其風味而廣泛使用，並作為天然著色劑，還應用於化妝品、調味品和染料。儘管已被栽培和利用超過4000年，薑黃仍然擁有未被開發的潛力以供新用途。

本書突顯了薑黃研究的最新發展，包括有關薑黃基因組的生物資訊工具及複雜植物基因組組裝的章節。

主要特色：
- 提供首部專注於薑黃全基因組測序的全面彙編，包括序列組裝、基因註釋和代謝剖析；功能基因組學；以及關鍵農藝性狀的基因組學，這是本書的核心主題。
- 提供最新且全面的資料，涵蓋植物化學、薑黃植物學、細胞遺傳學分析、遺傳資源與多樣性、傳統育種方法、組織培養及基因轉化。
- 探討薑黃的藥用及藥理潛力。

本書共包含14章，匯集了全球知名的薑黃研究專家的貢獻。本卷對於學術界的學生、教育工作者和研究人員，以及對基因組學、分子遺傳學與育種、生物技術、結構與功能基因組學、園藝學和植物生理學等相關產業的專業人士將具有高度價值。

Prasath Duraisamy is educated in the field of horticultural sciences and has been working in the field of plant genetics and genomics since 1999. He focused his research on the improvement of horticultural crops through conventional and molecular approaches. He has made significant contributions in the field of vegetable and spice genetic resources, breeding, and applied genomics. He was involved in the release of 11 high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties and the registration of five unique germplasm accessions in spices. He was also involved in the identification of promising ginger genotypes through mutation and polyploidy breeding. The heterosis and inheritance of cardamom mosaic virus resistance in cardamom were reported for the first time. This information can be used to evolve strategies for breeding of high-yielding, disease-resistant cardamom genotypes suitable for various agroecologies. He has also identified basal defence mechanisms against bacterial wilt resistance in mango ginger, which will be helpful in the development of wilt-resistant ginger varieties. He has also standardized two technologies for quality planting material production in spices. He did his postdoctoral research at the University of Guelph, Canada, under the prestigious BOYSCAST fellowship of DST, Government of India. He is also a recipient of the Endeavour Research Fellow 2017, Government of Australia. He has published over 90 research papers in highly rated journals. He is presently working as Project Coordinator, ICAR-AICRP on Spices at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala.

Aarthi Sounderarajan is an aspiring young scientist in the field of horticulture science and has research experience in the field of crop improvement of spices since 2014. She is currently pursuing her research work on the conservation and improvement of Zingiber and Curcuma sp. She has developed expertise in turmeric breeding as a part of genetic improvement in turmeric through seedling selection and hybridization programme. She has explored the variation of curcuminoid fragments in different turmeric genotypes and worked on the environmental interaction on turmeric quality traits. She has contributed to developing one turmeric and one ginger variety. She has published over 25 research articles. She is presently working as Senior Scientist, Division of Crop Improvement and Biotechnology at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala.

Chittaranjan Kole is an internationally reputed scientist with an illustrious professional career spanning over 40 years and original contributions in the fields of plant genomics, biotechnology, and molecular breeding, leading to the publication of more than 170 quality research articles and reviews. He has edited over 200 books for the leading publishers of the world. His scientific contributions and editing acumen have been appreciated by seven Nobel Laureates, including Profs. Norman Borlaug, Arthur Kornberg, Werner Arber, Phillip Sharp, Gunter Blobel, Lee Hartwell, and Roger Kornberg. He has been honoured with a number of Fellowships, Honorary Fellowships, and national and international awards, including the Outstanding Crop Scientist award conferred by the International Crop Science Society. He has served in all prestigious positions in academia, including as Vice-Chancellor of BC Agricultural University, Project Coordinator of Indo-Russian Center of Biotechnology in India, and Director of Research of Institute of Nutraceutical Research of Clemson University in the USA. He also worked at the Pennsylvania State University and Clemson University as Visiting Professor in the USA. He was awarded the Raja Ramanna Fellow by the Department of Energy, Government of India. He is also heading the International Climate-Resilient Crop Genomics Consortium, International Consortium for Phytomedomics and Nutriomics and the Genome India International as their founder President.

**Prasath Duraisamy** 在園藝科學領域受過教育，自1999年以來一直從事植物遺傳學和基因組學的工作。他專注於通過傳統和分子方法改良園藝作物的研究。他在蔬菜和香料的遺傳資源、育種和應用基因組學領域做出了重要貢獻。他參與了11個高產、抗病品種的釋放以及五個獨特香料種質資源的登記。他還參與了通過突變和多倍體育種識別有前景的薑基因型。首次報導了小豆蔻馬賽克病毒抗性在小豆蔻中的雜交優勢和遺傳。這些信息可用於制定育種策略，以培育適合各種農業生態的高產、抗病小豆蔻基因型。他還識別了對抗細菌萎凋病的基礎防禦機制，這將有助於開發抗萎凋的薑品種。他還標準化了兩種香料優質種植材料生產技術。他在加拿大圭爾夫大學進行了博士後研究，並獲得了印度政府科技部的BOYSCAST獎學金。他還是2017年澳大利亞政府的Endeavour Research Fellow獲得者。他在高評價的期刊上發表了90多篇研究論文。目前，他擔任印度農業研究委員會（ICAR）香料研究所的香料項目協調員，位於喀拉拉邦的科澤科德。

**Aarthi Sounderarajan** 是一位有抱負的年輕園藝科學家，自2014年以來在香料作物改良領域擁有研究經驗。她目前正在進行對**Zingiber**和**Curcuma**物種的保護和改良研究。作為薑黃遺傳改良的一部分，她在薑黃育種方面發展了專業知識，通過幼苗選擇和雜交計劃進行研究。她探索了不同薑黃基因型中薑黃素片段的變異，並研究了環境對薑黃品質特徵的影響。她為開發一個薑黃品種和一個薑品種做出了貢獻。她已發表了25篇以上的研究文章。目前，她擔任印度農業研究委員會（ICAR）香料研究所作物改良與生物技術部的高級科學家，位於喀拉拉邦的科澤科德。

**Chittaranjan Kole** 是一位國際知名的科學家，擁有超過40年的卓越職業生涯，在植物基因組學、生物技術和分子育種領域做出了原創貢獻，發表了170多篇高質量的研究文章和評論。他為世界知名出版社編輯了200多本書籍。他的科學貢獻和編輯才能得到了七位諾貝爾獎得主的讚賞，包括諾曼·博洛格（Norman Borlaug）、亞瑟·科恩伯格（Arthur Kornberg）、維爾納·阿爾伯（Werner Arber）、菲利普·夏普（Phillip Sharp）、古特·布洛貝爾（Gunter Blobel）、李·哈特威爾（Lee Hartwell）和羅傑·科恩伯格（Roger Kornberg）。他獲得了多項獎學金、榮譽獎學金以及國內外獎項，包括國際作物科學學會頒發的傑出作物科學家獎。他在學術界擔任過所有重要職位，包括BC農業大學的副校長、印度印俄生物技術中心的項目協調員，以及美國克萊姆森大學營養保健研究所的研究主任。他還曾在美國的賓夕法尼亞州立大學和克萊姆森大學擔任訪問教授。他獲得了印度政府能源部的拉賈·拉曼納獎學金。他還是國際氣候韌性作物基因組學聯盟、國際植物醫學和營養組學聯盟及印度基因組國際的創始會長。