Alehegn Workie Amanu
J. Agri. Res. Adv., 03 (03):01-16
Alehegn Workie Amanu: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Debremarkos, Ethiopia
Article History: Received on: 13-Jun-21, Accepted on: 26-Sep-21, Published on: 30-Sep-21
Corresponding Author: Alehegn Workie Amanu
Email: alehegnworkie@yahoo.com
Citation: Amanu AW (2021). Overview on application of marker assisted selection for crop improvement. J. Agri. Res. Adv., 03 (03):01-16
The aim of
this overview was to assess markers use in the contemporary world to improve
crops and to generate information for crop breeders for their future endeavor.
Genetic markers used in genetics and plant breeding can be classified into
classical markers and DNA markers. Classical markers include morphological
markers, cytological markers and biochemical markers. DNA markers have
developed into many systems based on different polymorphism-detecting
techniques. The exploitation of the advantages of MAS relative to conventional
breeding could have a great impact on crop improvement. New marker technology
can potentially reduce the cost of MAS considerably. If the effectiveness of
the new methods is validated and the equipment can be easily obtained, this
should allow MAS to become more widely applicable for crop breeding programmes.
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