Basics of Plant Breeding

by Khan, Hasan

ISBN: 9789389605617
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2020
Price : Rs. 9995.00
Biblio : 2018, xviii+263p., figs., tbls., indx., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr. Hasan Khan did his Ph. D. in the discipline of Genetics and Plant Breeding during the year 2012 from GKVK, UAS, Bengaluru. He is presently working as Scientist (Plant Breeding), AICRP on Groundnut, MARS, UAS, Raichur. Dr. Hasan Khan has significantly involving and contributing in the field of crop improvement. During his M.Sc. graduation he worked on Rice (Chemical Induction of Male Sterility), while his Ph. D. research on cowpea crop (Assessment of Morphological and Molecular Diversity and Genetics of Resistance to Bacterial leaf blight and Mosaic virus in Cowpea). When he joined at UAS, Raichur during 2011, he started working on Cotton improvement & collaborated for a varietal release, along with that he also involved in development of a Pigeon pea variety (in 2015). He started his work on Groundnut improvement during 2013 & to cater the immediate needs of farmers adopted a high yielding groundnut variety during 2015. Presently, he is focusing on development of high yielding foliar disease resistance groundnut varieties suitable Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Dr. Hasan Khan received several fellowships during his school days as well as in higher studies and awards from the professional societies for contributions in the field of crop improvement. He has published more than 20 research articles in reputed National & International Journals. He also handled five projects (2 completed, 3 ongoing) with total outlay of more than 100.0 lakhs and financed by GoK, RKVY & BMFG through ICRISAT. Presently he has four M.Sc. students working under his chairmanship and serving as member of advisory committee for more than 15 P.G. students of UAS, Raichur.

About The Book

This book covers the syllabi offered by various Indian state agricultural and traditional universities at under and post graduate levels. It also covers the syllabi of JRF, SRF, ARS, NET and departmental competitive examinations in the concise manner. It includes several additional important topics like extensive history of plant breeding and developments; modes of reproduction and pollination; self-incompatibility and male sterility; domestication and PGR management; breeding methods for self, cross and asexually propagated crops; biometrics in plant breeding; wide hybridization; mutagenesis in plant breeding; heterosis and inbreeding depression; ideotype breeding; polyploidy and crop improvement; breeding for resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses; plant breeders, farmers rights and privileges; PPV & FR act 2001; participatory plant breeding; modern plant breeding strategies and other important breeding concepts.

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword v Preface vii List of FIgures xi List of Tables xv 1. Introduction to Plant Breeding 1 2. Modes of Reproduction 17 3. Modes of Pollination 29 4. Self Incompatibility 35 5. Male Sterility 43 6. Domestication and Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) 53 7. Centres of Diversity/Origin 65 8. Biometrics in Plant Breeding 73 9. Methods of Breeding of Self-pollinated Crops (Plant Introduction, Mass Selection and Pureline Selection) 83 10. Hybridization Methods 105 11. Methods of Breeding of Self-Pollinated Crops (Pedigree, Bulk, SSD, Back Cross, Multilines and Cultivar Blends) 119 x 12. Genetic Structure of Cross-pollinated Crops (System of Mating) 143 13. Breeding Methods for Cross-pollinated Crops (Population Improvement and Recurrent Selection) 149 14. Synthetics and Composites Varieties 163 15. Breeding for Vegetatively Propagated Crops 171 16. Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression 177 17. Mutagenesis in Plant Breeding 185 18. Polyploidy and Crop Improvement 197 19. Ideotype Concepts in Crop Improvement 205 20. Breeding for Resistance to Abiotic Stresses 209 21. Breeding for Resistance to Biotic Stresses (Disease and Insect Pest) 217 22. Plant Breeders/Farmers Rights, Farmers Privilege and EDVs 231 23. Participatory Plant Breeding 237 24. Modern Plant Breeding Strategies 243 References 255 Index 259