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 …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) incessantly produced
as by-products of metabolism play significant roles in seed physiology. ROS (hydroxyl …

Background The genetic base of soybean cultivars in India has been reported to be
extremely narrow, due to repeated use of few selected and elite genotypes as parents in the …

Soybean (Glycine max) is an important legume that is used to fulfill the need of protein and
oil of large number of population across the world. There are large numbers of soybean …

Background The demand of maize crop is increasing day by day, hence to reduce the
production and demand gap, there is a need to extract the high yielding parental lines to …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most cultivated and consumed crops worldwide. It is
mainly produced in Asia but, due to its large genetic pool, it has expanded to several …

Vanda stangeana Rchb. f. is an endemic species of Manipur, India. Its flowers are greenish-
yellow, 5 cm in size with a pink mid-lobe, tessellated in chestnut brown color and tough …

The accurate identification and classification of soybean mutant lines is essential for
developing new plant varieties through mutation breeding. However, most existing studies …

Somaclonal variation is a significant problem for the production of in vitro propagated plants,
leading to unwanted genetic changes that can affect plant yield or any desired character …

Rice varieties of different subspecies types (indica rice and japonica rice) across various
geographical origins (Hunan, Jiangsu, and Northeast China) were monitored using …