An introduction to markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) map** and marker-assisted selection for crop improvement: the basic concepts

BCY Collard, MZZ Jahufer, JB Brouwer, ECK Pang - Euphytica, 2005‏ - Springer
Recognizing the enormous potential of DNA markers in plant breeding, many agricultural
research centers and plant breeding institutes have adopted the capacity for marker …

[HTML][HTML] Functional markers for precision plant breeding

RK Salgotra, CN Stewart Jr - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Advances in molecular biology including genomics, high-throughput sequencing, and
genome editing enable increasingly faster and more precise cultivar development …

Silica nanoparticles promote wheat growth by mediating hormones and sugar metabolism

Y Li, K **, X Liu, S Han, X Han, G Li, L Yang… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been demonstrated to have
beneficial effects on plant growth and development, especially under biotic and abiotic …

Development and validation of KASP assays for genes underpinning key economic traits in bread wheat

A Rasheed, W Wen, F Gao, S Zhai, H **, J Liu… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2016‏ - Springer
Key message We developed and validated a robust marker toolkit for high-throughput and
cost-effective screening of a large number of functional genes in wheat. Abstract Functional …

[PDF][PDF] Development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in tropical crops

Y Dwiningsih, M Rahmaningsih… - Advance Sustainable …, 2020‏ - researchgate.net
Understanding genetic diversity, association studies, evolution analysis, quantitative trait
loci, marker-assisted selection and genome-wide association in tropical crops are important …

A modern Green Revolution gene for reduced height in wheat

T Würschum, SM Langer, CFH Longin… - The Plant …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Increases in the yield of wheat during the Green Revolution of the late 20th century were
achieved through the introduction of Reduced height (Rht) dwarfing genes. The Rht‐B1 and …

Increasing crop productivity when water is scarce—from breeding to field management

J Passioura - Agricultural water management, 2006‏ - Elsevier
To increase crop yield per unit of scarce water requires both better cultivars and better
agronomy. The challenge is to manage the crop or improve its genetic makeup to: capture …

Phenotypic and genetic analysis of spike and kernel characteristics in wheat reveals long-term genetic trends of grain yield components

T Würschum, WL Leiser, SM Langer, MR Tucker… - Theoretical and applied …, 2018‏ - Springer
Key message Phenotypic and genetic analysis of six spike and kernel characteristics in
wheat revealed geographic patterns as well as long-term trends arising from breeding …

Global QTL analysis identifies genomic regions on chromosomes 4A and 4B harboring stable loci for yield-related traits across different environments in wheat …

P Guan, L Lu, L Jia, MR Kabir, J Zhang, T Lan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Major advances in wheat production are needed to address global food insecurity under
future climate conditions, such as high temperatures. The grain yield of bread wheat …

Association analysis of historical bread wheat germplasm using additive genetic covariance of relatives and population structure

J Crossa, J Burgueno, S Dreisigacker, M Vargas… - Genetics, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Linkage disequilibrium can be used for identifying associations between traits of interest and
genetic markers. This study used mapped diversity array technology (DArT) markers to find …