Molecular breeding for maize improvement: An overview

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-98

  Prasanna, B M ^a   Hoisington, D ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b International Maize   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fingerprinting; Genome mapping; Marker assisted selection; Markers; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; MOLECULAR MARKER;

ASIA; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOWNY MILDEW; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE ORDER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GERMPLASM; GRASS; HARVEST; INBRED STRAIN; INDIA; MAIZE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PRODUCT; PLANT STRESS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; RICE; SORGHUM; SUGARCANE; WHEAT;

PERONOSPORA FARINOSA; PERONOSPORACEAE; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042934263     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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