<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Marker-assisted backcrossing to improve terminal drought tolerance in pearl millet</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">C T</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Hash</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">R S</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Yadav</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">G P</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Cavan</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">C J</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Howarth</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">H</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Liu</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">X</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Qi</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sharma</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">M A</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Kolesnikova-Allen</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">F R</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bidinger</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">J R</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Witcombe</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Several alternative marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) procedures are described that can be used for&#13;
transferring quantitative trait loci (QTLs) from a donor to an elite recurrent parent when these two lines&#13;
have been used in forming the base mapping population. We describe ICRISAT’s experience to date in&#13;
using these methods in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.). We are attempting to improve&#13;
terminal drought tolerance of elite inbred pollinator H 77/833-2 using donor PRLT 2/89-33, and elite&#13;
inbred seed parent maintainer line ICMB 841 using donor 863B. The advantages and disadvantages of the&#13;
alternatives are discussed</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Millets</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2000</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference or Workshop Item</mods:genre></mods:mods>