Molecular Marker Technology for Crop Improvement

• Other Authors: Soriano, José Miguel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; durum wheat; landraces; marker-trait association; root system architecture; sugarcane; parental line; population structure; plant breeding; genetic diversity; simple sequence repeats (SSR); Persea americana; SMRT sequencing; simple sequence repeat; genetic relationship; flavonoid biosynthesis; fruit coloration; marker-assisted selection; microsatellites; Rubus; gene prioritization; linkage disequilibrium; tropical maize; brown rice recovery; milled rice recovery; head rice recovery; milling yield traits; QTL mapping; rice (Oryza sativa L.); tetraploid potato; SNP markers; SLAF-seq technology; high-density genetic linkage map; genome wide association study; GWAS water use; agronomic traits; MTAs; candidate genes; TKW; sedimentation volume; SDS; YR; drought stress; association mapping; QTL hotspot; seminal root; gene pyramiding; aroma; QTL; chromosome; selection; introgression line; maize (Zea mays L.); Striga resistance/tolerance; F2:3 biparental mapping; Marker-assisted selection; persimmon; sex determination; fruit astringency; molecular markers; genomics; genomic selection; genomic prediction; whole genome regression; grain quality; near infra-red spectroscopy; cereal crop; sorghum; multi-trait; Triticum aestivum; mapping population; leaf rust; stem rust; pathogen races; disease resistance; apricot; MAS; breeding; MATH; PPV resistance; agarose; ParPMC; ParPMC2-del; high resolution melting; ISBP markers; drought; MQTL; wheat variability; crop breeding; genetic maps; GWAS; marker assisted selection; DNA sequencing
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Since the 1980s, agriculture and plant breeding have changed with the development of molecular marker technology. In recent decades, different types of molecular markers have been used for different purposes: mapping, marker-assisted selection, characterization of genetic resources, etc. These have produced effective genotyping, but the results have been costly and time-consuming due to the small number of markers that could be tested simultaneously. Recent advances in molecular marker technologies such as the development of high-throughput genotyping platforms, genotyping by sequencing, and the release of the genome sequences of major crop plants have opened new possibilities for advancing crop improvement. This Special Issue collects 16 research studies, including the application of molecular markers in 11 crop species, from the generation of linkage maps and diversity studies to the application of marker-assisted selection and genomic prediction.