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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Molecular Markers Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops: A Review.

Adnan Younis, Fahad Ramzan, Yasir Ramzan, Faisal Zulfiqar, Muhammad Ahsan, Ki Byung Lim

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
12.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Adnan YounisInstitute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Fahad RamzanDepartment of Horticulture, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
Yasir RamzanWheat Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad 38850, Pakistan.
Faisal ZulfiqarInstitute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-5428-5695
Muhammad AhsanDepartment of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan.
Ki Byung LimDepartment of Horticulture, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2342-4052
Kyungpook National University · KRUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKAyub Agriculture Research Institute · PKIslamia University of Bahawalpur · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants endure many abiotic stresses, such as temperature (heat or frost), drought, and salt. Such factors are primary and frequent stressors that reduce agriculture crop yields. Often alterations in nutrient management and constituents, along with variations in biosynthetic capacity, ultimately reduce or halt plant growth. Genetically, stress is an environmental condition that interferes with complete genetic expression. A vast range of molecular genomic markers is available for the analysis of agricultural crops. These markers are classified into various groups based on how the markers are used: RAPD (Random amplified polymorphic DNA) markers serve to identify and screen hybrids based on salinity and drought stress tolerance, while simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers are excellent for the assessment of stress tolerance. Such markers also play an important role in the QTL (Quantitative trait loci) mapping of stress-related genes. Dehydrins for drought and saltol for salinity stresses are primitive genes which regulate responses to these conditions. Further, a focus on traits using single-gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) markers supports genetic mapping and the sequencing of stress-related traits in inbred lines. DNA markers facilitate marker-assisted breeding to enhance abiotic stress tolerance using advanced techniques and marker modification.

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DNAdroughtgenotypeheatsalinity

Identifiers

PMID33076554
PMCPMC7602808
OpenAlexW3093401547

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