1 College of Horticulture，Gansu Agricultural University，Lanzhou 730000，Gansu，China；2 Gansu Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Linxia 731100，Gansu，China
Abstract：The genetic population of faba bean is relatively high heterozygosity because of its high natural outcrossing rate．It is difficult to distinguish genetic variation within a population by traditional field phenotypic traits observation. Molecular markers provides a new approach for germplasm resources identification and cluster analysis of faba bean．This article reviews the development of molecular markers and its application on genetic linkage map construction，marker-assisted selection，germplasm resources evaluation and gene mapping， as well as the prospects of the molecular markers technology in genetic breeding for faba bean. It provides a reference for the efficient utilization of germplasm resources and the genetic improvement of faba bean varieties．
