Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century

DNA markers have enormous potential to improve the efficiency and precision of conventional plant breeding via marker-assisted selection (MAS). The large number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) mapping studies for diverse crops species have provided an abundance of DNA marker–trait associations. In...

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Autores principales: Collard, Bertrand C. Y., Mackill, David J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166423
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author Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
Mackill, David J.
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description DNA markers have enormous potential to improve the efficiency and precision of conventional plant breeding via marker-assisted selection (MAS). The large number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) mapping studies for diverse crops species have provided an abundance of DNA marker–trait associations. In this review, we present an overview of the advantages of MAS and its most widely used applications in plant breeding, providing examples from cereal crops. We also consider reasons why MAS has had only a small impact on plant breeding so far and suggest ways in which the potential of MAS can be realized. Finally, we discuss reasons why the greater adoption of MAS in the future is inevitable, although the extent of its use will depend on available resources, especially for orphan crops, and may be delayed in less-developed countries. Achieving a substantial impact on crop improvement by MAS represents the great challenge for agricultural scientists in the next few decades.
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spelling CGSpace1664232025-12-08T10:29:22Z Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century Collard, Bertrand C. Y. Mackill, David J. artificial selection genetic mapping genetic markers plant breeding quantitative trait loci reviews DNA markers have enormous potential to improve the efficiency and precision of conventional plant breeding via marker-assisted selection (MAS). The large number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) mapping studies for diverse crops species have provided an abundance of DNA marker–trait associations. In this review, we present an overview of the advantages of MAS and its most widely used applications in plant breeding, providing examples from cereal crops. We also consider reasons why MAS has had only a small impact on plant breeding so far and suggest ways in which the potential of MAS can be realized. Finally, we discuss reasons why the greater adoption of MAS in the future is inevitable, although the extent of its use will depend on available resources, especially for orphan crops, and may be delayed in less-developed countries. Achieving a substantial impact on crop improvement by MAS represents the great challenge for agricultural scientists in the next few decades. 2008-02-12 2024-12-19T12:56:14Z 2024-12-19T12:56:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166423 en Royal Society Collard, Bertrand C.Y; Mackill, David J. 2008. Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, Volume 363 no. 1491 p. 557-572
spellingShingle artificial selection
genetic mapping
genetic markers
plant breeding
quantitative trait loci
reviews
Collard, Bertrand C. Y.
Mackill, David J.
Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century
title Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century
title_full Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century
title_fullStr Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century
title_full_unstemmed Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century
title_short Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century
title_sort marker assisted selection an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty first century
topic artificial selection
genetic mapping
genetic markers
plant breeding
quantitative trait loci
reviews
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