Low-Cost Methods for Molecular Characterization of Mutant Plants : : Tissue Desiccation, DNA Extraction and Mutation Discovery: Protocols / / by Bradley J. Till, Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak, Owen A. Huynh, Mayada M. Beshir, Robert G. Laport, Bernhard J. Hofinger.

This book offers low-cost and rapid molecular assays for the characterization of mutant plant germplasm. Detailed protocols are provided for the desiccation of plant tissues; the extraction of high-quality DNA for downstream applications; the extraction of single-strand-specific nucleases for single...

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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 35 p. 9 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Health and Safety Considerations
  • Sample Collection and Storage
  • Low-Cost DNA Extraction
  • PCR Amplification for Low-Cost Mutation Discovery
  • Enzymatic Mismatch Cleavage and Agarose Gel Evaluation of Samples
  • Alternative Enzymology for Mismatch Cleavage for TILLING and Ecotilling: Extraction of Enzymes form Common Weedy Plants
  • Example Data
  • Conclusions.  .