Publisher : Astral Cracker Author : Phundan Singh Language : English Edition : Latest By Publishers Book Cover : Paper Back ISBN : 9789354613708
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.Centers of Origin and Distribution of Crop Species9 3.Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilization16 4.Genetics of Qualitative and Quantitative Characters24 Section II: Breeding Methods 5.Genetic Basis of Breeding Methods33 6.Breeding Self-pollinated Crops (Plant Introduction and Pure Line Selection)40 7.Breeding Self-pollinated Crops (Pedigree
Bulk
SSD and Backcross Methods)49 8.Breeding Cross-pollinated Crops (Mass
Progeny and Ear to Row Selections)59 9.Breeding Vegetatively Propagated Crops [Clonal Selection]64 10.Transgenic Breeding68 11.SMART Breeding [Marker Assisted Selection]76 Section III: Seed Production and Crop Breeding 12.Varietal Seed Production85 13.Hybrid Seed Production91 14.Wheat andRice Breeding98 15.Maize
Sorghum and Pearl Millet Breeding104 16.Breeding Commercial Crops110 17.Breeding Oilseed Crops117 18.Breeding Pulse Crops123 Section IV: Miscellaneous Topics 19.Ideotype Breeding131 20.Breeding for Climate Change136 Appendices141 Glossary155 References165 Books by Dr. Phundan Singh169
