The Pearl Millet Genome
暫譯: 珍珠小米基因組

本書名為《珍珠小米基因組》，是首次全面彙編有關歷史、馴化、遺傳與基因組資源、傳統育種、遺傳多樣性、分子圖譜及重要生物性壓力與營養品質特徵的圖譜繪製、全基因組測序與比較基因組學、功能基因組學、遺傳轉化的討論。書中還討論了珍珠小米的經濟、營養和健康重要性，並介紹了該作物的投入使用效率和廣泛適應性。整本書將包含約200頁，分為10章，由全球知名的相關領域專家撰寫。本書將對學術界的學生、教師和科學家，以及對遺傳學、病理學、分子遺傳學與育種、基因工程、結構與功能基因組學以及作物的營養品質方面感興趣的相關私營公司非常有用。本書對種子和製藥產業也將具有重要價值。

Dr Rakesh K. Srivastava leads the pearl millet genomics and molecular breeding team at ICRISAT. He is extensively involved in the generation of cutting-edge genetic and genomic resources, mining, mapping, and deployment of QTLs/genes for various biotic, abiotic, grain and fodder quality-related traits in pearl millet as a global mandate. He contributed significantly to the platinum-grade pearl millet genome assemblies, pangenome analysis for heat tolerance and Milletdb-a multi-omics database platform on millets. He led a team comprising national and international partners to define the heterotic gene pools in pearl millet for the first time. He also led the pearl millet downy mildew genome sequence. He contributed significantly to the pearl millet genome sequence work including the development of resources such as the world association mapping panel, representing the global pearl millet genetic diversity, mapping population parents and mapping populations. He also contributed the world reference germplasm Tift23D2B1-PI-P5 for deep sequencing which now serves as a world reference genome for pearl millet. He is currently working on the development of new genetic stocks, functional genomic resources (such as TILLING), trait mapping (Fe/Zn, low glycemic index (GI), nitrogen use efficiency, fertility restoration, Striga, low P) and deployment of these traits. Rakesh obtained his Ph.D. degree in Genetics from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi in the year 2004. He worked with Syngenta Seeds for two years after his Ph.D. before joining ICRISAT in the year 2006. He has been with ICRISAT for the past 18 years and is currently working as a Principal Scientist (Genomics and Trait Discovery).

Dr C. Tara Satyavathi is a renowned pearl millet breeder. Tara Satyavathi is currently the Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research. Earlier she served as Project Coordinator - All India Coordinated Research Project on Pearl Millet, ICAR, India. She has reoriented the pearl millet programme at IARI, developed hybrids and varieties, identified QTLs for downy mildew resistance, development and identification of high grain iron and zinc pearl millet lines, genetic stocks for high lysine, high tryptophan, white grain etc.

Prof Rajeev K. Varshney FRS is a globally-recognised agricultural scientist specialising in genomes, genetics, molecular breeding and capacity building in developing countries and engaging in discovering, developing and delivering innovative R&D solutions to issues facing global agriculture. Currently Director, Centre for Crop & Food Innovation (CCFI); Director, WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and International Chair in Agriculture & Food Security at the Food Futures Institute at Murdoch University in Western Australia, Professor Varshney holds Adjunct/Honorary/Visiting Professor positions at 10 academic institutions in Australia, China, Ghana, Hong Kong and India. Earlier he served International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a global agricultural research institute, for 17 years in various science and research leadership role including Research Program Director for various programmes, and Director, Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology.

Prof Varshney, a highly cited researcher for 10 consecutive years (2014-2023), is a highly prolific author and frequently invited speaker including TEDx speaker. Varshney has presented research and novel concepts related to food and nutrition security in several high-level fora such as: G8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture on Open Data in Genomics and Modern Breeding for Crop Improvement, organized by US and UK Governments in the World Bank (2013); Brainstorming session on Digital Revolution for Agriculture at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in (2012); FAO's international conference on Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries in Mexico (2010); FAO's Regional Conference on Agricultural Bio technologies in Sustainable Foods Systems and Nutrition in Asia-Pacific Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2017) etc.

Dr. Rakesh K. Srivastava 領導著 ICRISAT 的珍珠小米基因組學與分子育種團隊。他廣泛參與尖端基因和基因組資源的生成，挖掘、繪製和部署與各種生物性、非生物性、穀物及飼料品質相關的 QTLs/基因，這是全球的任務。他對於鉑金級珍珠小米基因組組裝、熱耐受性全基因組分析以及 Milletdb——一個多組學的珍珠小米數據庫平台，做出了重要貢獻。他首次帶領一個由國內外夥伴組成的團隊，定義了珍珠小米的雜交基因庫。他還主導了珍珠小米白粉病基因組的測序工作。他在珍珠小米基因組測序工作中做出了重要貢獻，包括開發資源，如全球關聯映射面板，代表全球珍珠小米的遺傳多樣性，繪製群體親本和繪製群體。他還貢獻了世界參考種質 Tift23D2B1-PI-P5 用於深度測序，該種質現在作為珍珠小米的世界參考基因組。他目前正在開發新的遺傳品系、功能基因組資源（如 TILLING）、性狀繪製（如 Fe/Zn、低升糖指數 (GI)、氮利用效率、繁殖恢復、Striga、低 P）及這些性狀的部署。Rakesh 於 2004 年在新德里的印度農業研究所 (IARI) 獲得遺傳學博士學位。博士畢業後，他在 Syngenta Seeds 工作了兩年，然後於 2006 年加入 ICRISAT。他在 ICRISAT 工作了 18 年，目前擔任首席科學家（基因組學與性狀發現）。

Dr. C. Tara Satyavathi 是一位著名的珍珠小米育種專家。Tara Satyavathi 目前是 ICAR-印度小米研究所的所長。她曾擔任印度 ICAR 珍珠小米全國協調研究項目的項目協調員。她重新調整了 IARI 的珍珠小米計畫，開發了雜交品種和品系，識別了抗白粉病的 QTLs，開發和識別了高穀物鐵和鋅的珍珠小米品系，以及高賴氨酸、高色氨酸、白穀等的遺傳品系。

Prof. Rajeev K. Varshney FRS 是一位全球公認的農業科學家，專注於基因組、遺傳學、分子育種以及在發展中國家的能力建設，並致力於發現、開發和提供創新的研發解決方案，以應對全球農業面臨的問題。目前，他是作物與食品創新中心 (CCFI) 的所長；華盛頓州農業生物技術中心的所長，以及西澳大利亞默多克大學食品未來研究所的國際農業與食品安全主席。Varshney 教授在澳大利亞、中國、加納、香港和印度的 10 所學術機構擔任兼任/榮譽/訪問教授職位。他曾在國際半乾旱熱帶農作物研究所 (ICRISAT) 工作 17 年，擔任各種科學和研究領導角色，包括多個項目的研究計畫主任，以及基因組學與系統生物學卓越中心的所長。

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