Construction of a molecular linkage map and development of a molecular breeding technique

Conclusion  Although this research program is in the state of beginning, it seems like that the progress will be made more rapidly than expected. The reason is because new techniques and facilities derived from human genome research and other advanced genome program will overcome the current limitations and difficulties. Genome research cannot be accomplished by one or two research groups. That is why the program should be well organized and planned by scientists in various fields with common interest. Considering the tremendous amounts of time, money, and efforts required for performing genome research, the genome research programs should aim at concrete goals, such as getting new solutions that cannot be obtained by conventional approach, rather than remain as research for research is sake. This paper was presented at the 11th Symposium on Plant Biotechnology entitled “Plant Genes and Genetic Resources” organized by Gynheung An, held July 4–5, 1997, by the Botanical Society of Korea