Molecular analysis of segregation in F2 generation of inter-specific crosses in safflower

Lucy Kumari; R. L. Ravikumar; D. Satish; Deepak Kumar G. Shinde; C. D. Soregaon

Lucy Kumari Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
R. L. Ravikumar Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
D. Satish Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Deepak Kumar G. Shinde Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
C. D. Soregaon Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

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Abstract

The development of linkage maps covering genome with molecular markers has provided new opportunities for the elucidation of complex polygenic traits enabling to identify and manipulate the genetic information necessary to obtain superior genotypes with combination of productive traits in many cereals like rice [1]. Unlike in cereals and other oilseed crops such as soybean, oilseed rape and sunflower, the development of molecular markers, mapping populations and molecular map in safflower is in infancy. Urgent need include the development of highly polymorphic mapping population, user friendly molecular markers and genome wide genetic map.