The concepts, methodologies and applications of some of the major molecular or DNA
markers commonly used in plant science have been presented. The general principles of …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is primary dietary source for half of the global population that
comprising both essential nutrients and toxic heavy metal elements for human health. A …

Background Rice breeding program needs to focus on development of nutrient dense rice
for value addition and helping in reducing malnutrition. Mineral and vitamin deficiency …

Background Genome-wide microarray has enabled development of robust databases for
functional genomics studies in rice. However, such databases do not directly cater to the …

Although several transcription factors (TFs) that regulate seed size/weight in plants are
known, the molecular landscape regulating this important trait is unclear. Here, we report …

Molecular markers are efficient tools for breeding and genetic studies. However, despite
their ecological and economic importance, their development and application have long …

Marker-assisted breeding and tagging of important quantitative trait loci for beneficial traits
are two important strategies for the genetic improvement of plants. However, the scarcity of …

Among the significant transcription factors (TFs), HSF proteins play pivotal roles in the
regulation of hormonal signal transduction and different abiotic stress (AbS) responses …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a tropical woody oil crop of the palm family and is
known as “the oil king of the world,” but its palm oil contains about 50% palmitic acid, which …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most widely cultivated forage legume around the world.
Though development and application of microsatellite markers in large-scale was reported …