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Abstract
Several alternative marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) procedures are described that can be used for transferring quantitative trait loci (QTLs) from a donor to an elite recurrent parent when these two lines have been used in forming the base mapping population. We describe ICRISAT’s experience to date in using these methods in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.). We are attempting to improve terminal drought tolerance of elite inbred pollinator H 77/833-2 using donor PRLT 2/89-33, and elite inbred seed parent maintainer line ICMB 841 using donor 863B. The advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives are discussed
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pearls; Pennisetum glaucum; Cereals; Plant breeding; Molecular genetics; Genetic control; Drought stress; Drought resistance; Research projects; Yields |
| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Millets |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2011 08:13 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2011 08:13 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4254 |
| Acknowledgement: | The work reported has been supported by unrestricted core funding contributions from many donors to the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), and by a series of collaborative projects funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries that have provided funds to the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER), the Centre for Arid Zone Studies (CAZS), the John Innes Centre (JIC), the Chaudary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), and ICRISAT. The views expressed are not necessarily those of DFID. Special thanks to Mr. A. Ganapati, Mr. P. Om Prakash, and Ms. S. Sateera Banu for their technical assistance in the marker-assisted backcrossing programs described in this manuscript |
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