Crop Improvement in Vegetables

by Navnath G Kashid

ISBN: 9789386615619
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Imprint : Scholars World
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 4995.00
Biblio : xx+128p., figs., tabls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Navnath G. Kashid received his master degree in Botany from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra in 1997 and Ph.D. from same university in 2004. He is working as an Assistant Professor in Botany, Vasant Arts, Commerce and Science College Kaij, Dist. Beed, Maharashtra since June 1999. He is actively engaged in research and teaching under graduate students over last 17 years. He has more than sixteen years of diverse leadership experience as an academician and researcher with significant achievements in the field of plant genetics, mutation breeding for high yield and disease resistance crop plants. He has published 45 research papers in national and international journals.

About The Book

Mutagenesis techniques even the newer ones have resulted in many impressive mutant varieties. The number of such varieties is high across plant species. This book provide details of mutagenesis for crop improvement in vegetables. Emphasis is given on induced mutation breeding, morphological variation, agronomic characters and biochemical investigation of viable mutants in vegetable crops. This book gives an over all glimps of how mutagenesis techniques can be successful for the improvement of vegetable crops. It is hoped that this book will be of great value to students, teachers and researchers in vegetable science, plant breeding as well as reader interested in plant breeding and crop improvement.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii Preface ix List of Figures and Graphs xiii List of Tables xv 1. General Introduction of Plant Mutation Breeding 1 2. Literature Study of Mutation Breeding in Vegetable Plants 13 3. Materials and Methods for Induced Mutation 27 4. Results and Findings of Induced Mutation Breeding 35 5. Discussion on Findings 91 6. Summary and Conclusion of Induced Mutation 103 7. Biochemical Investigation of Viable Mutants 107 Bibliography 111