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Marker-assisted backcrossing to improve terminal drought tolerance in pearl millet

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Title Marker-assisted backcrossing to improve terminal drought tolerance in pearl millet
 
Creator Hash, C T
Yadav, R S
Cavan, G P
Howarth, C J
Liu, H
Qi, X
Sharma, A
Kolesnikova-Allen, M A
Bidinger, F R
Witcombe, J R
 
Subject Millets
 
Description Several alternative marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC) procedures are described that can be used for
transferring quantitative trait loci (QTLs) from a donor to an elite recurrent parent when these two lines
have been used in forming the base mapping population. We describe ICRISAT’s experience to date in
using these methods in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.). We are attempting to improve
terminal drought tolerance of elite inbred pollinator H 77/833-2 using donor PRLT 2/89-33, and elite
inbred seed parent maintainer line ICMB 841 using donor 863B. The advantages and disadvantages of the
alternatives are discussed
 
Date 2000
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4254/1/Marker-AssistedBackcrossing_114-119_1999.pdf
Hash, C T and Yadav, R S and Cavan, G P and Howarth, C J and Liu, H and Qi, X and Sharma, A and Kolesnikova-Allen, M A and Bidinger, F R and Witcombe, J R (2000) Marker-assisted backcrossing to improve terminal drought tolerance in pearl millet. In: Molecular approaches for the genetic improvement of cereals for stable production in water-limited environments, 21-25 Jun 1999, CIMMYT, Mexico.