… of molecular plant breeding in crop improvement programs. Furthermore, we emphasize how
the application of molecular plant breeding … from maize where molecular breeding is most …

… plant breeding, an interdisciplinary science that is revolutionizing twenty-firstcentury crop
improvement. Molecular breeding offers opportunities to apply marker assisted selection (MAS) …

… molecular markers and their application in plant breeding. Since then, major advances have
been made in molecular … and in applying marker assisted breeding for tolerance to biotic …

… of a number of important qualitative and quantitative traits in a variety of crop plants. Molecular
breeding has thus attained a centre stage in crop improvement programmes, where it is …

… breeding goals. We are grateful to the authors of this book, who contributed new information
about molecular marker collections and molecular … from classical to molecular breeding. …

… and crop breeding. In capturing the insights of global leaders on genomics and crop improvement,
… of modern tools to unlock our wealth of crop genetic diversity to deliver resilience and …

… various aspects of crop improvement such as molecular breeding, genome editing… improving
human and animal health, and providing a safe and clean environment. Different field crops …

… the rate of yield improvement. Unlike conventional breeding, molecular breeding using very
… better understanding of the molecular structure of a plant’s DNA, breeders can analyze only …

… Molecular markers, useful for plant genome analysis, have now become an important tool
in crop improvement. The development and use of molecular markers for the detection and …

… wide range of crop plants and trees. In this Special Issue, the strength of molecular breeding
is … By surveying the literature on genetic tools developed to support crop improvement since …