MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION IN ORNAMENTAL PLANT BREEDING


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Authors

  • Aakanksha Tiwari Naini Agriculture Institute, Dept. of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences, Prayagraj Author
  • Devi Singh Naini Agriculture Institute, Dept. of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences, Prayagraj Author
  • Tikam Das Vaishnav Dept. of Horticulture, RNT College of Agriculture, Kapasan, MPUAT, Udaipur Author
  • Mohit R. Sharma ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Tabiji, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Author
  • Giriraj Kishor Tripathi ICAR-National Research Centre, Tabiji, Ajmer Author

https://doi.org/10.56093/IJSS.v15i2.8

Keywords:

Marker-assisted selection, ornamental plants, molecular markers, floriculture, plant breeding.

Abstract

Ornamental plants play a vital role in the global horticulture industry due to their aesthetic, economic, and cultural importance. Breeding of ornamental crops focuses on traits such as flower colour, shape, fragrance, vase life, flowering time, and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Conventional breeding methods in ornamentals are often limited by long breeding cycles, high heterozygosity, polyploidy, and strong environmental influence on phenotypic expression. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has emerged as a powerful molecular breeding tool that enhances selection efficiency by utilizing DNA markers linked to desirable genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs). This review paper discusses the principles of MAS, types of molecular markers, applications in ornamental crop improvement, advantages, limitations, and future prospects of MAS in floriculture breeding.

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Author Biographies

  • Devi Singh, Naini Agriculture Institute, Dept. of Horticulture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences, Prayagraj

    Professor

  • Tikam Das Vaishnav, Dept. of Horticulture, RNT College of Agriculture, Kapasan, MPUAT, Udaipur

    Assistant Professor

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2026-01-15

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2026-09-15

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2025): International Journal of Seed Spices

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Tiwari, A. ., Singh, D. ., Vaishnav, T. D. ., Sharma, M. R. ., & Tripathi, G. K. (2026). MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION IN ORNAMENTAL PLANT BREEDING. International Journal of Seed Spices, 15(2), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.56093/IJSS.v15i2.8