Contents Summary 395 I. Introduction 395 II. The genetic basis of maize domestication 396
III. The tempo of maize domestication 401 IV. Genetic interactions and selection during …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) is an important dry-land cereal in Asia and Africa
because of its ability to provide assured harvest under extreme dry conditions and excellent …

Over the last few decades, next-generation sequencing has revolutionized the way that
genetic diversity is preserved, studied, and used. Maize, because it is one of the most …

Vernonia Schreb. is a genus in the family Asteraceae. It has over 1000 species which may
be trees, shrubs, woody climbers or herbs. Some of the species are economically important …

Along with conventional approaches biotechnological interventions like in-vitro
conservation, synthetic seed, somaclonal variation, protoplast fusion and development of …

Water stress is one of the most significant abiotic constraints in crop production. Wheat
grown under rainfed farming systems often experiences water stress during the reproductive …

It is difficult to write a review on the history of plant biotechnology, especially after the
excellent works of Vasil (Plant Cell Rep 27 (9): 1423–1440, 2008) Thorpe (Mol Biotechnol …

Understanding the morphological and physiological characteristics which are attributable to
determine indica and japonica subspecies of Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.) is important to …

There are two main linear marker selection indices employed in marker-assisted selection
(MAS) to predict the net genetic merit and to select individual candidates as parents for the …

The fundamental discoveries of Darwin and Mendel established the scientific basis for plant
breeding and genetics at the turn of the 20th century. Similarly, the recent integration of …