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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) for Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) in Rice

Final technical report – This report discusses the findings on the application of marker-evaluated selection (MES) and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in a partnership programme involving participatory plant breeding (PPB) in Nepal and India. The project resulted in the development of novel varieties of rice for drought prone areas and increased the capacity of Nepalese and Indian scientists to carry out marker-assisted breeding in rice.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectPlant breeding techniques and approaches
PublisherDepartment for International Development (DFID)
Publication year2006
RegionsAsia
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08c39e5274a27b2001073/R8200_FTR.pdf
KeywordsBest practices approaches and techniques; Farmers’ field school; Plant breeding; Seed management
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