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.