%0 Journal Article
%T Molecular approaches to assess genetic divergence in rice
%A Yogendra Singh
%J GERF Bulletin of Biosciences
%D 2011
%I 
%X Rice is known as the grain of life, and is synonymous with food for Asians. Rice (Oryza sativa L.), a semi-aquatic annual grass native to tropical Asia, is the worldĄŻs single most important food crop and a primary source of food for more than a third of worldĄŻs population. It is an integral part, inter-twined with the socio-religious customs, food habits as well as the economy of the country. More than 90% of the worldĄŻs rice is grown and consumed in Asia, where 60% of the calories are consumed by 3 billion Asians. The present review article focuses on the application of various molecular approaches especially molecular markers in the assessment of genetic divergence in rice for further crop improvement programmes.
%K Rice
%K genetic divergence
%K germplasm
%K molecular markers
%K genome map
%K crop improvement
%U http://www.gerfbb.com/archivepdf/20a.pdf