Genome-wide identification of markers for selecting higher oil content in oil palm

• Main Authors: Bai, Bin, Wang, Le, Lee, May, Zhang, Yingjun, Rahmadsyah, Alfiko, Yuzer, Ye, Bao Qing, Wan, Zi Yi, Lim, Chin Huat, Suwanto, Antonius, Chua, Nam-Hai, Yue, Gen Hua
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: RAD-seq; Mapping
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85214; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43678
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) is the most important source of edible oil. The improvement of oil yield is currently slow in conventional breeding programs due to long generation intervals. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has the potential to accelerate genetic improvement. To ident...