Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a method of selecting desirable individuals in a breeding
program based on molecular markers with or without consideration of their trait values. This …

Although significant strides have been made in crop improvement through phenotypic
selections for agronomical important traits, considerable difficulties are often encountered …

Molecular breeding (MB) may be defined in a broad-sense as the use of genetic
manipulation performed at DNA molecular levels to improve characters of interest in plants …

Conventional plant breeding is largely dependent on selection of desirable plants which is
highly decided by the genotype and environment interaction. Selecting plants in a …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses mark-assisted selection (MAS) and discusses
various technologies based on DNA variations that have the potential to improve classical …

A plant breeder faces the challenge of how to more effectively and efficiently perform
selection and accelerate the breeding progress to satisfy the requirements of changing …

Marker-assisted breeding (MAB) is based on the theories and technology of molecular
biology to improve the efficiency of conventional breeding. Molecular markers can be …

Conventional plant breeding has been very successful in developing improved cultivars with
desirable traits. However, it has not been as successful in improving traits with low …

To improve plant varieties, since the late 19th century plant breeders relied on phenotypic
selection, achieving breeding progress through the assessment of external and internal …

The volume of publications on the development and to a lesser extent the application of
molecular markers in plant breeding has increased dramatically during the last decade …