Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for fatty acid composition in an interspecific cross of oil palm

• Main Authors: Singh, Rajinder, Tan, Soon Guan, Panandam, Jothi Malar, Abdul Rahman, Rahimah, Ooi, Leslie Cheng Li, Low, Leslie Eng Ti, Sharma, Mukesh, Jansen, Johannes, Cheah, Suan Choo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5590/1/Mapping_quantitative_trait_loci.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5590/; https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2229-9-114

Background: Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) is well suited to a perennial crop like oil palm, in which the economic products are not produced until several years after planting. The use of DNA markers for selection in such crops can greatly reduce the number of breeding cycles needed. With the use o...