Breeders have traditionally improved plant varieties by selecting on the basis of phenotype.
Now restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) linkage maps are being constructed …

▪ Abstract Quantitative trait locus (QTL) map** is a highly effective approach for studying
genetically complex forms of plant disease resistance. With QTL map**, the roles of …

Molecular breeding (MB) may be defined in a broad-sense as the use of genetic
manipulation performed at DNA molecular levels to improve characters of interest in plants …

We developed bulked segregant analysis as a method for rapidly identifying markers linked
to any specific gene or genomic region. Two bulked DNA samples are generated from a …

Crop wild relatives represent valuable sources of alleles for crop improvement, including
adaptation to climate change and emerging diseases. However, introgressions from wild …

Improved genotypes developed by plant breeding remain pivotal to global food security. In
the wake of ever-increasing human population, declining agricultural resources and the …

Advanced backcross QTL analysis is proposed as a method of combining QTL analysis with
variety development. It is tailored for the discovery and transfer of valuable QTL alleles from …

Genetic engineering and biotechnology hold great potential for plant breeding as it promises
to expedite the time taken to produce crop varieties with desirable characters. With the use …

Submergence stress regularly affects 15 million hectares or more of rainfed lowland rice
areas in South and Southeast Asia. A major QTL on chromosome 9, Sub1, has provided the …

Mycogen Plant Sciences, Madison Laboratories, 5649 East Buckeye Road, Madison, WI
53716 in a bewildering array of new terms. For scientists who have a peripheral interest in …