Molecular Plant Breeding

K. Radha Rani, College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad� 500-030, Andhra Pradesh, India, K. Ravinder Reddy, Ch. Surender Raju

Sajad Majeed Zargar¹, 1. School of Biotechnology, SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Chatha, Jammu 180009, Jammu and Kashmir, India<br> 2. Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), GPO Box 13265, Kathmandu, Nepal<br> 3. Organization for Educational Initiatives, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan<br> 4. Department of Anatomy I, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan, Arjun Sharma¹, Arun Sadhu¹, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal², Randeep Rakwal^2,3,4

Nancy Gupta¹, Sajad Majeed Zargar¹, 1. School of Biotechnology, SKUAST-J, Chatha, Jammu, J&K, 180009, India<br> 2. Division of Biochemistry and Plant Physiology, SKUAST-J, Chatha, Jammu, J&K, 180009, India<br> 3. Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, SKUAST-J, Chatha, Jammu, J&K, 180009, India, Moni Gupta², S.K. Gupta³

Renuka D. Muttappanavar¹, 1. Msc (horticulture) Dept. of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Bengalore-65, GKVK post, UHSB, India<BR> 2. Dept. of vegetable crops, IIHR, Bengalore-89, India<BR> 3. Msc (horticulture) Dept. of PMAS, Bengalore-65, GKVK post, UHSB, India<BR> 4. Horticulture, Dept. of PHT, Bengalore-65, GKVK post, UASB, India<BR> 5. Msc (horticulture) Dept. of Fruit Science, Bengalore-65, GKVK post, UHSB, India, A.T. Sadashiva², R.C. Vijendrakumar³, Roopa B.N.⁴, P.T. Vasantha⁵

Song Li¹, Chunyan Xu¹, Dezhou Cui¹, Huaihua Liu¹, Peng Li¹, Hua Zhang², Detao Li¹, Youhui Tian¹, Huabang Chen², Xianrong Zhao², 1. The State Key Lab of Crop Biology, College of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China<BR> 2. The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China

N. Kumari Vinodhana, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, N. Meenakshi Ganesan, S. Rajeswari

C. Olweny^1,2,4, 1. Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, P .O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda<br> 2. Kenya Sugar Research Foundation, P.O.Box 44-40100, Kisumu, Kenya<br> 3. Maseno University Private bag, Maseno, Kenya<br> 4. Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BeCA) ILRI hub, P.O.Box 30709-00100, Nairobi, Kenya<br> 5. Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute, P.O.Box 30650-00100, Nairobi, Kenya<br> 6. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Chibombo District. P.O.Box 94, Zambia, J. Jamoza², M.M. Dida³, W. Kimani⁴, J. Njuguna⁴, D. Githae⁴, B. Kiawa⁴, N. Yao⁴, L. Kosambo⁵, C. Sally⁶, P. Okori¹

Devinder Mohan, Raj Kumar Gupta, Quality Section, Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal 132001, India

Christopher Navarro¹, 1. Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Steven Point, WI 54481, USA<br> 2. Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA , Yang Yang¹, Amita Mohan², Nathan Grant², Kulvinder S. Gill², Devinder Sandhu¹

Isaac Kofi Bimpong, 1. Africa Rice Centre, Sahel Regional Station, B.P 96, Saint Louis, Senegal<br> 2. International Rice Research Institute ?IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines<br> 3. Tanzania National Agricultural Research Institute<br> 4. Africa Rice Centre, 01 BP 2031, Cotonou, Benin, Baboucarr Manneh, Raafat El-Namaky, Faty Diaw, Nana Kofi Abaka Amoah, Bakary Sanneh, Kanfany Ghislain, Abdulai Sow, R.K. Singh, Glenn Gregorio, Jean Berchmans Bizimana, M. Wopereis

Zhang Yushan¹, Naghabushana K. Nayidu², 1. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402</br> 2. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2 Canada</br> 3. Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, 107 Science place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2, Margaret Y. Gruber³

Bangaremma S. Wadeyar, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005, India, S. T. Kajjidoni

Tesfamichael Abraha Tesfamichael^1,2, 1. Hamelmalo Agricultural College (HAC), P.O.Box 397, Keren, Eritrea</br> 2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT, P.O.Box 62000-0020, Nairobi, Kenya</br> 3. Biosciences eastern and central Africa- International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, P.O Box 30709 Nairobi 00100 Kenya , S. M. Githiri², R. W. Kasili², R.A. Skilton³, M. Solomon³, A.B. Nyende²

Sajad Majeed Zargar¹, Muslima Nazir², Nancy Gupta¹, Sufia Farhat¹, Reetika Mahajan¹, 1. School of Biotechnology, S K University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu-180009, India</br> 2. Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India</br> 3. Organization for Educational Initiatives, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan</br> 4. Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Biochemistry (RLABB), Kathmandu, Nepal</br> 5. GRADE Academy Private Limited, Adarsh Nagar-13, Main Road, Birgunj, Nepal</br> 6. Center for Biodiversity Studies, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K-185234, India , R K Salgotra¹, Randeep Rakwal^3,4,5, Ganesh Kumar Agrawal^4,5, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir⁶

D. Sun^1,2, 1. College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China</br> 2. CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center), Apdo., Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico , X. He²