Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data can be obtained using one of the numerous
uniplex or multiplex SNP genoty** platforms that combine a variety of chemistries …

Most traits of interest in plant breeding show quantitative inheritance, which complicate the
breeding process since phenotypic performances only partially reflects the genetic values 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 …

CMS Cytoplasmic male sterility COS Conserved orthologous set DArT Diversity array
technology eQTL Expression QTL ESTs Expressed sequence tags FM Functional markers …

Fruit trees provide essential nutrients to humans by contributing to major agricultural outputs
and economic growth globally. However, major constraints to sustainable agricultural …

One of the most valuable traits in high-quality rice is aroma or fragrance, which is important
for consumer preference and global trade. Aromatic rice is unique and recognized as a …

Sound lending procedures in financial institutions involve identifying high-risk loan
applicants, modifying lending conditions such as security requirements and monitoring …

Salinity is the second most important abiotic stress after drought that hampers rice
production, especially in south and Southeast Asia. Breeding approach supplemented with …

A plant breeder faces the challenge of how to more effectively and efficiently perform
selection and accelerate the breeding progress to satisfy the requirements of changing …

Key message New tools for the precise modification of crops genes are now available for the
engineering of new ideotypes. A future challenge in this emerging field of genome …