Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for fatty acid composition in an interspecific cross of oil palm |
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| Authors: | Rajinder Singh Soon G Tan Jothi M Panandam Rahimah Abdul Rahman Leslie CL Ooi Eng-Ti L Low Mukesh Sharma Johannes Jansen Suan-Choo Cheah |
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| Institution: | (1) Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre, Biology Division, Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), No. 6, Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, DE, Malaysia;(2) Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia), 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;(3) Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;(4) Research Department, United Plantations Berhad, Jenderata Estate, 36009 Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia;(5) Biometris, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 100, 6700, AC, Wageningen, the Netherlands;(6) Asian Agri Group, Research & Development Centre, PO Box 35, Kebun Bahilang' Tebing Tinggi Deli, 20600 North Sumatera, Indonesia;(7) Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology Sdn Bhd (ACGT), Lot L3-I-1, Enterprise 4, Technology Park Malaysia, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | 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 of DNA markers, informed decisions can be made at the nursery stage, regarding which individuals
should be retained as breeding stock, which are satisfactory for agricultural production, and which should be culled. The
trait associated with oil quality, measured in terms of its fatty acid composition, is an important agronomic trait that can
eventually be tracked using molecular markers. This will speed up the production of new and improved oil palm planting materials. |
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