本书较为系统总结和归纳了结缕草属植物种质资源相关的基础理论和应用技术，重点针对结缕草实际应用中的热点和难点问题展开论述。全书共分为四章。第一章为绪论，主要介绍结缕草资源的基本概况，包括结缕草属植物的起源、分布、分类情况，种子和基因组特性，应用现状以及面临的机遇与挑战；第二章主要以结缕草种子建植过程中存在的休眠、机械化精量播种困难、苗期生长缓慢及杂草防控等问题为切入点，分四节来分别介绍颖引发结缕草种子休眠机理以及不同类型的结缕草种子丸粒化包衣技术；第三章为基于分子标记的结缕草遗传学研究，如结缕草高密度分子标记遗传连锁图谱、结缕草高密度整合遗传图谱、基于结缕草与水稻同源性的比较基因组、结缕草品种的DNA指纹图谱；第四章则由五节组成，针对影响结缕草草坪应用和质量的最常见病害——锈病，以资源收集与锈病评价为起点，围绕结缕草种质资源多地多点锈病抗性联合分析、结缕草锈病病原菌的分离与鉴定、病原菌浸染进程分析、结缕草抗感锈病种质的叶片组织结构差异分析、抗氧化系统响应、锈病抗性关键基因筛选等，通过不同角度，表型、生理和分子不同水平，较为全面的解析和阐述结缕草锈病响应机制。本书为英文版。

1 Introduction
1.1 Origin and distribution of Zoysia
1.2 Genome and seed characteristics
1.3 Application
1.4 Opportunities and challengesReferences
2 Research on the seed dormancy mechanism and seed coating technology of zoysiagrass
2.1 Different seed dormancy levels imposed by tissuescovering the caryopsis in zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica)
2.1.1 Preliminary germination tests
2.1.2 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis
2.1.3 Effects of cut-seed treatments on germination
2.1.4 Water uptake rate
2.1.5 Effect of light on germination
2.1.6 Discussion
2.1.7 Conclusions
2.2 Research on conventional seed coating technology for zoysiagrass
2.2.1 The quality test results of seed pellets
2.2.2 Results of seed germination on paper beds
2.2.3 Results of seed germination on sand and soil beds
2.2.4 Discussion
2.2.5 Conclusions
2.3 Research on weed-resistant seed coating technology for zoysiagrass
2.3.1 Effectiveness of weed control
2.3.2 Coated seed quality testing
2.3.3 Discussion and conclusions
2.4 Research on saline-tolerant seed coating technology for zoysiagrass
2.4.1 Effect of different concentrations of saline and alkaline stress on seed germination of zoysiagrass
2.4.2 Effects of soaking seeds with four kinds of exogenous substances on seed germination under salt-alkali stress
2.4.3 Preparation and design of saline–alkali tolerant pelleted seeds
2.4.4 Quality test results of saline-alkali tolerant pelleted seeds
2.4.5 Germination results on paper of saline–alkali tolerant pelleted seeds
2.4.6 Sand bed test results of saline-alkali tolerant pelleted seeds
2.4.7 Soil bed test results of saline-alkali tolerant pelleted seeds
2.4.8 Comparison of production costs of saline–alkali tolerant pelleted seeds
2.4.9 Discussion
References
3 Genetics research of zoysiagrass based on molecular marker technology
3.1 Construction of a high-density simple sequence repeat marker-based linkagemap of zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica)
3.1.1 Marker screening and marker segregation
3.1.2 Map construction
3.1.3 Comparison between the AFLP-SSR map and the high-density SSR map
3.1.4 Synteny between zoysiagrass and rice
3.1.5 Genomic constitution of Zoysia species
3.2 An integrated SSR based linkage map for Zoysia matrella and Zoysia japonica
3.2.1 Marker screening and marker segregation
3.2.2 Genetic linkage map of Zoysia matrella
3.2.3 Comparison of the Zoysia matrella map with two SSR based linkage maps for Zoysia japonica
3.2.4 Integration of the three SSR–based linkage maps into an integrated high–density molecular consensus linkage map
3.2.5 Conclusions
3.3 Synteny between Zoysia japonica and Oryza sativa based on RFLP, CISP and PLUG markers
3.3.1 Marker screening, segregation and placement on previous SSR-based linkage map
3.3.2 New linkage map based on SSR, RFLP, CISP and PLUG markers
3.3.3 Synteny between zoysiagrass and rice
3.3.4 Conclusions
3.4 Construction of SSR based fingerprint map of Zoysia varieties
3.4.1 Selection and determination of core primers
3.4.2 Construction of fingerprint maps of Zoysia varieties
3.4.3 Discussion and conclusions
References
4 Evaluation and response mechanism of rust resistance in zoysiagrass
4.1 Joint test analysis on rust resistance of zoysiagrass germplasm resources atJiaozhou, Qingdao and Yangzhou, Jiangsu in 2010 and 2011
4.1.1 Observation results at Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province in 2011
4.1.2 Observation results at Jiaozhou, Shandong Province in 2010 and 2011
4.1.3 Joint test of three observations at the two sites
4.1.4 Discussion and conclusions
4.2 Evaluation of rust resistance of zoysiagrass germplasm resources for consecutive years from 2011 to 2013 at Yangzhou Jiangsu Pro