Breeding of Horticultural Crops: Principles and Practices

by Singh, Bijendra Kumar & Rajaneesh Singh

ISBN: 9789354612800
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2023
Price : Rs. 11495.00
Biblio : xv+313., tbls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Bijendra Kumar Singh is presently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College, Jaunpur (U.P.). He did his Graduation in Agriculture from VBSPU, Jaunpur, Post Graduation in Horticulture from BBAU, Lucknow and Ph.D. in Horticulture from BHU, Varanasi. He has specialization in Pomology. Dr. Singh has served Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College in various capacities like Member of Campus Greenery of College under IQAC committee and Academic Counselor of IGNOU study centre. Dr. Singh has 152 publications (research papers 30, proceeding papers 3, conference/seminar papers 52, books 5, book chapters 25 and popular/semi-scientific articles 37). He had been convenor of the organizing committee of One National Workshop. Dr. Singh qualified ICAR NET in Fruit Science and received University Grants Commission (UGC) fellowship during his Ph.D. He is a life member of renowned societies and journals in India like Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture, International College of Nutrition’s, Society for Advancement of Research on Pomegranate, Trends in Biotechnology & Biological Sciences, Advances in Life Sciences and Trends in Biosciences. He has supervised 4 M.Sc. (Ag.) and 6 Ph.D. students as Chairman and Member of Advisory Committee. Dr. Rajaneesh Singh is presently working as Associate Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture, Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College, Jaunpur (U.P.). He did his Graduation in Agriculture from Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi, Post Graduation in Horticulture from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar and Ph.D. in Horticulture from BHU, Varanasi. Dr. Singh has served Tilak Dhari Post Graduate College in various capacities like In-charge Garden Section, Captain in NCC, Member of the Sports Committee, Academic Counselor of IGNOU study center and Former Proctor of the college. Dr. Singh has 19 year teaching experience of horticulture. Dr. Singh has more than 71 publications to his credit (research papers 25, proceeding papers 6, conference/seminar papers 12, books 5, book chapters 10 and popular/semi-scientific articles 13). He had been chairman of the organizing committee of One National Workshop. Dr. Singh qualified ICAR NET in Horticulture and Vegetable Science and received Senior Research Fellowship in ICFRE during Ph.D. programme. He is fellows of Indian Society of Vegetable Science and Indian Society of Horticulture Science. He has supervised 4 M.Sc. (Ag.) and 5 Ph.D. students as Chairman of Advisory Committee.

About The Book

The present book entitled Breeding of Horticultural Crops: Principles and Practices, Section I is ventured with the objective to provide latest possible information’s on fundamentals of breeding of horticultural crop including Centre of origin, mode of reproduction, Breeding system, Breeding methods, Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance, and Intellectual property rights. Section II including Cytotaxonomy and Breeding Behaviour of Fruit Crops i.e., Mango, guava, citrus, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, and temperate fruits. Section III refers to breeding behaviour of vegetable crops i.e. tomato, brinjal, chilli, cole crops, okra, pea, and cucurbit crops. Section IV includes vegetable seed production technology i.e. seed production techniques, development of seeds, seed production of vegetable crops, and hybrid seed production.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii 1. Introduction 3 2. Centres of Origin 8 3. Modes of Reproduction 11 4. Breeding System 24 5. Breeding Methods 54 6. Germplasm of Vegetable Crops 96 7. Biotechnology in Vegetable Crops 104 8. Breeding for Disease Resistance 120 9. Breeding for Insect Resistance 131 10. Intellectual Property Rights 139 11. Mango 149 12. Banana 154 13. Papaya 162 14. Guava 169 15. Citrus 175 16. Grape 186 17. Pomegranate 194 18. Pineapple 198 19 Sapota 202 20. Temperate Fruits 205 ion-III BreedingBehaviour of Vegetable Crops 21. Tomato 215 22. Brinjal 223 23. Chilli 228 24. Cauliflower 232 25. Cabbage 237 26. Okra 244 27. Carrot 248 28. Onion 253 29. Garden Pea 258 30. Cucurbits 262 31. Vegetable Seed Industry 271 32. Seed Production Techniques 275 33. Development of Seeds 291 34. Seed Production of Vegetables 296 35. Hybrid Seed Production 303 Index 309