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QTLs for Root Growth and Drought Resistance in Rice

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Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement

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Since the development of molecular markers first allowed the construction of saturated linkage maps, it was clear that quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis could be usefully employed in analyzing the genetics of complex traits. By producing mapping populations based on crosses of parental varieties contrasting for the trait of interest, it should be possible to identify which parts of the genome can improve the trait, which parts influence component traits theoretically linked to main trait and approximately quantify the contribution of these component traits. Once achieved, the targeting of genomic regions for varietal improvement would be possible through marker assisted selection.

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  1. Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, UK

    Adam Price

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  1. FAO/IAEA Joint Division, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria

    S. Mohan Jain

  2. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines

    D. S. Brar

  3. Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Dublin, Ireland

    B. S. Ahloowalia

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Price, A. (2002). QTLs for Root Growth and Drought Resistance in Rice. In: Jain, S.M., Brar, D.S., Ahloowalia, B.S. (eds) Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2356-5_21

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