Genetics and Genomics of Papaya

Ray Ming, PhDUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Plant Biology, Urbana, IL, USAPaul H. Moore, PhDHawaii Agriculture Research Center, Kunia, HITexas AgriLife Research Center, Weslaco, TX, USA

• Papaya (Carica papaya L.):  Origin, Domestication, and Production.- Biology of the Papaya Plant.- Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Papaya.- Vasconcellea for Papaya Improvement.- The Phylogeny of the Caricaceae.- History and Future of the Solo Papaya.- Hawaii’s Transgenic Papaya Story 1978-2012: A Personal Account.- Molecular Genetic Mapping of Papaya.- Molecular Cytogenetics of Papaya.- Physical Map of Papaya Genome.- Sequencing and Assembly of the Transgenic Papaya Genome.- Syntenic Sequence Conservation Between and Within Papaya Genes.- Papaya Repeat Database.- Genomics of Papaya Fruit Development and Ripening.- Genomics of Papaya Disease Resistance.- Genomics of Papaya Sex Chromosomes.- Physical Mapping of Papaya Sex Chromosomes.- Cloning Major Genes Controlling Fruit Flesh Color in Papaya.- Molecular Markers in Papayas.- Papaya Nutritional Analysis.- Papaya as a Medicinal Plant.- Allele Discovery Platform (ADP) in Papaya (Carica papaya L.).