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dc.contributor.authorKorir, N.K.
dc.contributor.authorHan, J.
dc.contributor.authorShangguan, L.
dc.contributor.authorWang, C.
dc.contributor.authorKayesh, E.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorFang, J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-22T12:44:21Z
dc.date.available2014-07-22T12:44:21Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.identifier.citationCritical Reviews in Biotechnology, June 2013, Vol. 33, No. 2 : Pages 111-125en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07388551.2012.675314
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/10555
dc.descriptiondoi:10.3109/07388551.2012.675314en_US
dc.description.abstractPlant variety and cultivar identification is one of the most important aspects in agricultural systems. The large number of varieties or landraces among crop plants has made it difficult to identify and characterize varieties solely on the basis of morphological characters because they are non stable and originate due to environmental and climatic conditions, and therefore phenotypic plasticity is an outcome of adaptation. To mitigate this, scientists have developed and employed molecular markers, statistical tests and software to identify and characterize the required plant cultivars or varieties for cultivation, breeding programs as well as for cultivar-right-protection. The establishment of genome and transcriptome sequencing projects for many crops has led to generation of a huge wealth of sequence information that could find much use in identification of plants and their varieties. We review the current status of plant variety and cultivar identification, where an attempt has been made to describe the different strategies available for plant identification. We have found that despite the availability of methods and suitable markers for a wide range of crops, there is dearth of simple ways of making both morphological descriptors and molecular markers easy, referable and practical to use although there are ongoing attempts at making this possible. Certain limitations present a number of challenges for the development and utilization of modern scientific methods in variety or cultivar identification in many important crops.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareen_US
dc.subjectCultivar and variety identification,en_US
dc.subjectmorphological descriptors,en_US
dc.subjectmolecular markers,en_US
dc.subjectcultivar identification diagramen_US
dc.titlePlant Variety and Cultivar Identification: Advances and Prospectsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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