Evaluation of molecular markers linked to fragrance and genetic diversity in Indian aromatic rice

DNA-based markers have the potential to improve the efficiency and precision of breeding programs based on markerassisted selection. In the present study we evaluated the predictive abilities of previously reported PCR-based simple sequence repeat and functional markers related to fragrance in a set of 24 rice genotypes, including traditional basmatis, evolved basmatis, and aromatic indigenous landraces.