Basic Plant Breeding
edited by Kamaluddin, Nitin Kumar
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Basic Plant Breeding is a comprehensive academic resource that introduces the fundamental principles, concepts and methodologies of plant breeding while connecting them with contemporary developments in genetics and crop improvement. Designed in accordance with the VIth Deans’ Committee syllabus, the book provides a systematic progression from the historical development and genetic foundations of plant breeding to advanced breeding strategies and modern biotechnological approaches.The book begins with the historical development, nature, role and achievements of plant breeding, followed by the relationship between genetics and plant breeding, modes of reproduction, apomixis, self-incompatibility and male sterility. It subsequently addresses plant domestication, genetic variation, heritability and genetic advance, as well as breeding methods for self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops.
Chapter 1. The Historical Development, Concepts, Nature, Role of Plant Breeding, Major Achievements and Future Prospects
Chapter 2. The Relationship between Genetics and Plant Breeding
Chapter 3. Mode of Reproduction and Apomixis
Chapter 4. Self-Incompatibility, Their Genetic Consequence, and Application in Crop Improvement
Chapter 5. Male Sterility, Their Genetic Consequences, and Applications in Crop Improvement
Chapter 6. Introduction and Domestication: Plant Breeding
Chapter 7. Components of Genetic Variation, Heritability and Genetic Advance
Chapter 8. Genetic Basis and Breeding Methods in Self-Pollinated Crops
Chapter 9. Genetic Basis and Methods of Breeding Cross-Pollinated Crops
Chapter 10. Hybridization Techniques and Handling of Segregating Population, Multiline Concepts
Chapter 11. Concept of Population Genetics and Hardy-Weinberg Law
Chapter 12. Population Improvement Scheme – Ear-to-Row Method, Modified Ear-to-Row, Recurrent Selection Schemes
Chapter 13. Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression
Chapter 14. The Development of Inbred Lines, Hybrids, Synthetic and Composite Varieties
Chapter 15. Mutation Breeding in Crops
Chapter 16. Wide Hybridization and Pre-breeding
Chapter 17. Breeding Methods in Asexually Propagated Crops
Chapter 18. Polyploidy
Chapter 19. Breeding for Important Abiotic Stresses
Chapter 20. Participatory Plant Breeding
Chapter 21. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Keywords
plant breeding, basic plant breeding, genetics and plant breeding, crop improvement, plant genetics, crop breeding methods, hybridization in plants, self-pollinated crops, cross-pollinated crops, genetic variation in plants, plant breeding techniques, heterosis and inbreeding depression, mutation breeding, population improvement, recurrent selection, molecular plant breeding, marker assisted selection, genomic selection, abiotic stress breeding, modern plant breeding