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Trends in plant research using molecular markers

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A deep bibliometric analysis has been carried out, obtaining valuable parameters that facilitate the understanding around the research in plant using molecular markers.

The evolution of the improvement in the field of agronomy is fundamental for its adaptation to the new exigencies that the current world context raises. In addition, within these improvements, this article focuses on those related to the biotechnology sector. More specifically, the use of DNA markers that allow the researcher to know the set of genes associated with a particular quantitative trait or QTL. The use of molecular markers is widely extended, including: restriction fragment length polymorphism, random-amplified polymorphic DNA, amplified fragment length polymorphism, microsatellites, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms. In addition to classical methodology, new approaches based on the next generation sequencing are proving to be fundamental. In this article, a historical review of the molecular markers traditionally used in plants, since its birth and how the new molecular tools facilitate the work of plant breeders is carried out. The evolution of the most studied cultures from the point of view of molecular markers is also reviewed and other parameters whose prior knowledge can facilitate the approach of researchers to this field of research are analyzed. The bibliometric analysis of molecular markers in plants shows that top five countries in this research are: US, China, India, France, and Germany, and from 2013, this research is led by China. On the other hand, the basic research using Arabidopsis is deeper in France and Germany, while other countries focused its efforts in their main crops as the US for wheat or maize, while China and India for wheat and rice.

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Abbreviations

AFLP:

Amplified fragment length polymorphism

NGS:

Next generation sequencing

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

QTL:

Quantitative trait loci

RAPD:

Random amplification of polymorphic DNA

RFLP:

Restriction fragment length polymorphism

SNP:

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms

SSR:

Simple sequence repeats

STR:

Short tandem repeats

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Garrido-Cardenas, J.A., Mesa-Valle, C. & Manzano-Agugliaro, F. Trends in plant research using molecular markers. Planta 247, 543–557 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-017-2829-y

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