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Advances in DNA based Molecular Markers for the Improvement of Fruit Cultivars in Pakistan-A Review

Advances in DNA based Molecular Markers for the Improvement of Fruit Cultivars in Pakistan-A Review

Ghassan Zahid1, 2*, Sara Iftikhar3, Muhammad Umer Farooq4 and Shakeel Ahmed Soomro5

1Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey; 2Department of Biotechnology, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan; 3Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan; 4Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey; 5Department of Farm Structures, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.

 
*Correspondence | Ghassan Zahid, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey; Email: [email protected]

Figure 1:

The production of major fruit cultivars in Pakistan.

Figure 2:

Production of fruit and area harvested (Percentage) in Pakistan 2019.

Figure 3:

Fruit Area harvested (Percentage) in four provinces of Pakistan 2019.

Figure 4:
Fruit production (Percentage) in four provinces of Pakistan 2019.
Note: Figures source: Fruit, Vegetables and Condiments Statistics of Pakistan 2019. (FAOSTAT, 2019).
Figure 5:
Some significant steps of marker-assisted selection (MAS).
Figure 6:

Advancements trends in molecular markers.

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

September

Vol.40, Iss. 3, Pages 680-1101

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