Genetic Improvement of Maize by Marker-Assisted Breeding

Identification of Gene Markers in Aflatoxin-Resistant Maize Germplasm for Marker-Assisted Breeding

Marker-assisted breeding for introgression of opaque-2 allele into elite maize inbred line BML-7

Improvement of quality protein maize (QPM) along with high content of lysine and tryptophan had foremost importance in maize breeding program. The efficient and easiest way of developing QPM hybrids was by backcross breeding in marker aided selection. Hence, the present investigation aimed at conversion of elite maize inbred line BML-7 into QPM line. CML-186 was identified to be a donor variety...

Marker-Assisted Breeding as Next-Generation Strategy for Genetic Improvement of Productivity and Quality: Can It Be Realized in Cotton?

The dawdling development in genetic improvement of cotton with conventional breeding program is chiefly due to lack of complete knowledge on and precise manipulation of fiber productivity and quality. Naturally available cotton continues to be a resource for the upcoming breeding program, and contemporary technologies to exploit the available natural variation are outlined in this paper for fur...

Marker-assisted introgression in backcross breeding programs.

The efficiency of marker-assisted introgression in backcross populations derived from inbred lines was investigated by simulation. Background genotypes were simulated assuming that a genetic model of many genes of small effects in coupling phase explains the observed breed difference and variance in backcross populations. Markers were efficient in introgression backcross programs for simultaneo...

The challenges in Marker Assisted Breeding

This paper describes our opinion on the future of Marker Assisted Breeding. Concomitantly, it provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of application in Marker Assisted Breeding.