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Genomics is an interdisciplinary approach that characterizes and quantifies important genes of an organism through mapping, editing, functional, and structural studies. Genomics-based strategies have revolutionized the genetic enhancement of crops by dissecting the complex architecture of various important traits in plants. Incorporate genomic tools in cereal breeding can assist in enhancing their yield and productivity. Owing to the advancement of genomic resources and novel molecular markers, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) via tagging of important genes or markers linked to useful agronomic and physiological traits and QTL mapping have become an important approach utilized in marker assisted breeding for improvement or introgression of these traits. In addition, advancements in sequencing technologies provide complete sequences of various important cereals that further provide insights into their complex genomes. Knowledge of genes can assist in manipulating their response toward stress and transferring important genes to other crop species via conventional breeding methods, marker assisted breeding or transgenic approaches for crop improvement. The present chapter provides the detailed methodology of GWAS and QTL mapping along with advanced sequencing technologies, which enhance the genomic resources in cereals, map important agronomic traits, and provide linked markers for marker assisted breeding which are essential for genetic improvement of crops.
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Katoch, M., Kumar, A., Kaur, S., Rana, A., Kumar, A. (2022). Common Genomic Tools and Their Implementations in Genetic Improvement of Cereals. In: Wani, S.H., Kumar, A. (eds) Genomics of Cereal Crops. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2533-0_6
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