Identification and utilization of qtls in crop improvement

Most of the traits of interest in plant breeding (e.g., height, yield etc.) are quantitative with continuous (normal) distribution, multifactorial or complex traits. A quantitative trait is a measurable trait that depends on the cumulative action of many genes and their interaction with the environment. A QTL is defined as “A region of the genome that is associated with an affect on a quantitative…