Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding for Improvement of Submergence Tolerance and Grain Yield in the Popular Rice Variety ‘Maudamani’

Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding for Improvement of Submergence Tolerance and Grain Yield in the Popular Rice Variety ‘Maudamani’

Submergence stress due to flash floods reduces rice yield drastically in sensitive varieties. Maudamani is a high yielding popular rice variety but is highly susceptible to submergence stress. The selection of progenies carrying Sub1 and GW5 (wide-grain) enhanced the submergence stress tolerance and...

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Main Authors: Elssa Pandit, Swapnil Pawar, Saumya Ranjan Barik, Shakti Prakash Mohanty, Jitendriya Meher, Sharat Kumar Pradhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
background selection
foreground selection
gene pyramiding
marker-assisted breeding
submergence tolerance
yield component QTL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1263

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