Genetic Mapping and Marker Assisted Selection Basics, Practice a
Genetic mapping and marker assisted selection (MAS) is considered as one of the major tools in genetic improvement of crop plants in this genomics era. This book describes basics in linkage mapping, step-by-step procedure to perform MAS, achievements made
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N. Manikanda Boopathi is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Biotechnology) at the Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, CPMB&B, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. He graduated in agricultural sciences, did his masters and doctoral studies in Plant Biotechnology and trained at International Rice Research Institute, the Philippines. He has handled more than 20 courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students in his university and is invited frequently for delivering lectures in several institutions, both in India and abroad. His scientific work has
been recognised during several occasions and has brought him laurels and awards. He has a vast experience in QTL mapping and marker assisted selection in rice and cotton. He has completed several national and international research projects and is currently working in two countrywide and one worldwide network projects that address the problems of biotic and abiotic stresses in cotton, mungbean, hot-pepper and tomato using system quantitative genetics. His publications can be found at http://sites. google.com/site/drnmboopathi and/or http:// tnaucottondatabase.wordpress.com/.
N.M. Boopathi, Genetic Mapping and Marker Assisted Selection: Basics, Practice and Benefits, DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-0958-4, © Springer India 2013
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