title: Molecular approaches for genetic improvement of seed quality and characterization of genetic diversity in soybean: a critical review.
abstract: Soybean is an economically important leguminous crop. Genetic improvements of soybeans have focused on enhancement of seed and oil yield, development of varieties suited to different cropping systems, and breeding resistant/tolerant varieties for various biotic and abiotic stresses. Plant breeders have used conventional breeding techniques for the improvement of these traits in soybean. The conventional breeding process can be greatly accelerated through the application of molecular and genomic approaches. Molecular markers have proved to be a new tool in soybean breeding by enhancing selection efficiency in a rapid and time-bound manner. An overview of molecular approaches for the genetic improvement of soybean seed quality parameters, considering recent applications of marker-assisted selection and 'omics' research, is provided in this article.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, 482004, India. tripathi.niraj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Niraj
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4474-6184
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, 482004, India.
authors.forename: Dhirendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khare
mesh_terms: D017343:Genes, Plant; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005819:Genetic Markers; D010641:Phenotype; D000069600:Plant Breeding / Q000379:methods; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D012639:Seeds / Q000235:genetics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D013025:Glycine max / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers
keywords: Breeding; Crop improvement; Genetic improvement; Molecular markers; Omics; Soybeans