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 ...

In recent years, advances in molecular ... of crops and livestock. In the breeding practice, marker-assisted selection is rapidly becoming an established tool for crop improvement.

A research team has demonstrated that gene-based breeding (GBB) offers a transformative approach to advancing plant ... and livestock genetics, while also laying the foundation for molecular ...