Plant breeding and molecular maker assisted selection (MAS) approaches have been used to produce plants carrying the

desired traits. Molecular marker based breeding strategies have been used to accelerate the process of moving trait

genes into high-yielding germplasm for commercialization. These products are being tested for applications in food,

feed and industrial markets. Clearly, DNA based marker techniques are not a replacement for classical breeding and

selection techniques. Rather they have become a powerful accelerating tool to improve the rate of selection for quality

traits. The specificity of molecular monitoring provides the confidence in trait selection and overall cost-effectiveness

for improvement for these complex quality traits.