These markers can help make breeding new rice varieties not only faster but also less costly because these tools can reduce the number of field trials required in rice breeding programs. (irri.org)
This includes initiating and managing numerous field sites for testing locally - adapted potential new rice varieties for the country. (irri.org)
Once specific genes associated with beneficial traits are identified, they can be more efficiently transferred into new rice varieties using other breeding methods. (irri.org)