Plant breeding aims at the genetic enhancement of crops through the application of principles of Mendelian Genetics and modern tools and techniques of cell and molecular biology. Many breeding ...

Saccharina japonica, one of the most widely cultivated seaweeds globally, is particularly prominent along China's coastline, ...

The decision reinstates unscientific regulation of new plant varieties, contradicting not only decades of experimentation, ...

Yet, their long life cycles slow traditional breeding methods, positioning somatic embryogenesis (SE) as a more effective ...

An overview of methods used in plant breeding. Special emphasis is given to molecular breeding and breeding for tolerance to abiotic stress with topics including mapping, markers and QTL, transgenics, ...

Both techniques involve a multi-generational ... The development and dissemination of such molecular markers has the potential to further strengthen plant mutation breeding programmes, in particular ...

In recent years, advances in molecular marker techniques have led to increased understanding of the genetic basis of agricultural traits in a variety of crops and livestock. In the breeding ...

As Prof. Liu observed, China boasts advantages in basic research and molecular breeding while Pakistan has rich experience in ...

You will gain expertise in: quantitative genetics & applied plant breeding methods multisite experimental design data analysis & interpretation application of new molecular marker technologies in ...

The Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research carries out basic molecular biological research on plants. The goal of the Cologne-based scientists is to improve conventional breeding methods and ...