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| Lammerts van Bueren, E.T.; Backes, Gunter; de Vriend, H.C.; Østergård, H.. |
| Plant geneticists consider molecular marker assisted selection a useful additional tool in plant breeding programs to make selection more efficient. Standards for organic agriculture do not exclude the use of molecular markers as such, however for the organic sector the appropriateness of molecular markers is not self-evident and is often debated. Organic and low-input farming conditions require breeding for robust and flexible varieties, which may be hampered by too much focus on the molecular level. Pros and contras for application of molecular markers in breeding for organic agriculture was the topic of a recent European plant breeding workshop. The participants evaluated strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the use of molecular markers... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Breeding and genetics. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18232/4/18232.pdf |
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