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October 2, 2025Journal of Food Technology & Nutrition Sciences

Application and Advantage of Marker Assisted Selection in Plant Breeding: Review

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DMDawit MergaJimma University

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Review explores how marker-assisted selection improves genetic gain in crops, highlighting key applications and benefits.

Key Points

  • Marker-assisted selection improves breeding efficiency and accuracy in plant breeding, streamlining the selection process.
  • Single nucleotide polymorphism markers effectively identify genomic regions linked to desirable traits in crops and enhance selection outcomes.
  • Transitioning from conventional methods to marker-assisted selection can significantly reduce breeding cycles, leading to rapid crop improvement.
  • The review also discusses various applications of marker-assisted selection, emphasizing its role in achieving higher genetic gain for important traits.

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Dawit Merga (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68f683cbc991d0a21d8ahttps://doi.org/10.47363/jftns/2025(7)209
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