Abstract
Breeding for resistance is one of the major efforts in many breeding programmes. As in organic farming the use of pesticides is prohibited, resistant cultivars are of high importance. To select for resistant plants, screening assays are needed that often are laborious and require extensive knowledge on plant-pathogen interactions. To facilitate the introgression of resistance genes into adapted breeding material, molecular markers are a powerful tool.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- organic farming
- selection methods
- genetic markers
- marker genes
- disease resistance
- resistance breeding