Publisher : Astral Cracker Author : Phundan Singh Language : English Edition : Latest By Publishers Book Cover : Paper Back ISBN : 9789354613715
Table of Content
Prefacevii Syllabus of Crop Improvement I and Crop Improvement II [As per 5th Dean Committee of ICAR]xi Section I: Introductory Topics 1.Introduction and Objectives3 2.Centres of Origin and Distribution of Crop Species11 3.Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilization18 4.Genetics of Qualitative and Quantitative Characters30 Section II: Breeding Methods 5.Genetic Basis of Breeding Methods37 6.Breeding Self Pollinated Crops (Plant Introduction and Pure Line Selection)47 7.Breeding Self Pollinated Crops (Pedigree
Bulk
SSD and Backcross Methods)53 8.Breeding Cross Pollinated Species (Mass
Progeny and Ear to Row Selection)68 9.Clonal Selection78 10.Transgenic Breeding83 11.SMART Breeding94 Section III: Seed Production and Crop Breeding 12.Varietal Seed Production103 13.Hybrid Seed Production111 14.Wheat and Rice Breeding119 15.Maize
Sorghum and Pearl Millet Breeding126 15.BreedingCommercial Crops134 16.Breeding Oilseed Crops148 17.Breeding Pulse Crops158 Section IV: Miscellaneous Topics 18.Ideotype Breeding165 19.Breeding for Climate Change175 Appendices183 Glossary197 References207 Books by Dr. Phundan Singh209
