In recent years, considerable emphasis has been placed on the development of molecular
markers to be used for a variety of objectives. This review attempts to give an account of …

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Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

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 …

Genetic map** of wheat, maize, and rice and other grass species with common DNA
probes has revealed remarkable conservation of gene content and gene order over the 60 …

The field of systematic biology has been revitalized and transformed during the last few
decades by the confluence of phylogenetic thinking with ready access to the tools of …

Publisher Summary On a worldwide basis, plant breeding has been one of the most
successful technologies developed in modern agriculture: its methods are opportunistic and …

It is generally believed that maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) arose as a tetraploid; however,
the two progenitor genomes cannot be unequivocally traced within the genome of modern …

Drought is a major abiotic stress factor limiting crop production. Identification of genetic
factors involved in plant responses to drought stress will provide a solid foundation to …