Analysis of Selected Marker Studies on Minor Poaceae Forages

Abstract

Pastures are very important for agriculture since the main feeding source of the enormous cattle herd in the world is forage. Pastures comprise plants from several genera of grasses and legumes. In terms of the physical variety, ecology, and economic significance, the Poaceae is among the most significant families of Angiosperms. Regarding stress tolerance, species within this family exhibit a very wide range of variation. In recent years, the importance of using molecular markers in phylogenetic analyses of numerous organisms has increased. The development of genomic technologies and infrastructure has progressed sufficiently for their use in marker- aided selection (MAS) to be studied in several important perennial fodder species. Differences can be directly attributed to minor variations in the genetic code such as phenotype, single sequence repeats (SSRs), and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Therefore, breeders can benefit significantly from developing and characterizing new genetic markers. This paper gives a brief analysis of some international studies on some minor Poacea forages.