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Application of Genomics to Molecular Breeding of Wheat and Barley

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2660(06)58005-8
 
Title Application of Genomics to Molecular Breeding of Wheat and Barley
 
Creator Varshney, R K
Langridge, P
Graner, A
 
Subject Genetics and Genomics
 
Description In wheat and barley, several generations of selectable molecular markers have
been included in the genetic maps; and a large number of qualitative and
quantitative traits were located in the genomes, some of which are being routinely
selected in marker-assisted breeding programs. In recent years, a large number of
expressed sequence tags (ESTs) have been generated for wheat and barley that
have been used for development of functional molecular markers, preparation of
transcript maps, and construction of cDNA arrays. These functional genomic
resources combined together with new approaches such as expression genetics,
association mapping, allele mining, and informatics (bioinformatic tools) possess
potential to identify genes responsible for a trait and their deployment in practical
plant breeding. High costs currently limit the implementation of functional
genomics in breeding programs. The potential applications together with some
examples as well as challenges for applying genomics research in breeding activities
are discussed. Genomics research will continue to enhance the efficiency and
precision for crop improvement but will not replace conventional breeding and
evaluation methods.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2007
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3002/1/Application_of_genomics_to_molecular_breeding_of_wheat_and_barley.pdf
Varshney, R K and Langridge, P and Graner, A (2007) Application of Genomics to Molecular Breeding of Wheat and Barley. In: Advances in Genetics. Elsevier, Amsterdam, UK, pp. 121-155. ISBN 978-0-12-374621-4