Molecular Plant Breeding: Methodology and Achievements

    Varshney, R K and Hoisington, D A and Nayak, S N and Graner, A (2009) Molecular Plant Breeding: Methodology and Achievements. In: Plant Genomics: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology (V 513). Humana Press, a part of Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, New York, pp. 283-304. ISBN 978-1-58829-997-0 (Print) ; 978-1-59745-427-8 (Online)

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    Abstract

    The progress made in DNA marker technology has been remarkable and exciting in recent years. DNA markers have proved valuable tools in various analyses in plant breeding, for example, early generation selection, enrichment of complex F 1 s, choice of donor parent in backcrossing, recovery of recurrent parent genotype in backcrossing, linkage block analysis and selection. Other main areas of applications of molecular markers in plant breeding include germplasm characterization/fingerprinting, determining seed purity, systematic sampling of germplasm, and phylogenetic analysis. Molecular markers, thus, have proved powerful tools in replacing the bioassays and there are now many examples available to show the efficacy of such markers. We have illustrated some basic concepts and methodology of applying molecular markers for enhancing the selection efficiency in plant breeding. Some successful examples of product developments of molecular breeding have also been presented.

    Item Type: Book Section
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    Series Name: Methods in Molecular Biology
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Molecular markers , Marker-assisted selection , Molecular breeding , Polymorphism , Linkage mapping , Association mapping , Marker–trait association .
    Subjects: Others > Genetics and Genomics
    Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
    Date Deposited: 06 Jul 2012 03:29
    Last Modified: 06 Jul 2012 03:32
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6032
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