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Marker-assisted selection: an approach for precision plant breeding in the twenty-first century.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Vol. 363 ·No. 1491 ·2008-02-12 ·Pages 557-72

Collard BC, Mackill DJ

Abstract

DNA markers have enormous potential to improve the efficiency and precision of conventional plant breeding via marker-assisted selection (MAS). The large number of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) mapping studies for diverse crops species have provided an abundance of DNA marker-trait associations. In this review, we present an overview of the advantages of MAS and its most widely used applications in plant breeding, providing examples from cereal crops. We also consider reasons why MAS has had only a small impact on plant breeding so far and suggest ways in which the potential of MAS can be realized. Finally, we discuss reasons why the greater adoption of MAS in the future is inevitable, although the extent of its use will depend on available resources, especially for orphan crops, and may be delayed in less-developed countries. Achieving a substantial impact on crop improvement by MAS represents the great challenge for agricultural scientists in the next few decades.

MeSH Terms
Agriculture/methods Crops, Agricultural/genetics,growth & development Genetic Markers Genetic Variation Humans Plants, Genetically Modified Quantitative Trait Loci Selection, Genetic
Chemicals
Genetic Markers
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Collard Bertrand C Y
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, The Philippines.
Mackill David J
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Article Info
Journal
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Abbr.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
ISSN
0962-8436
DOI
10.1098/rstb.2007.2170
Published
2008-02-12
Pages
557-72
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
7503623
PMCID
PMC2610170
Subset
IM
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