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Marker-assisted selection in plant breeding for salinity tolerance.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2012
Ashraf M, Akram N A, Mehboob-Ur-Rahman, Foolad M R
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Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is the process of using morphological, biochemical, or DNA markers as indirect selection criteria for selecting agriculturally important traits in crop breeding. This process is used to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of selection for the traits of interest in breeding programs. The significance of MAS as a tool for crop improvement has been extensively investigated in...
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