Commercial Plant Breeding

This book has been designed to covers the undergraduate syllabus of Commercial Plant Breeding as per 5th Dean Committee report of ICAR. The subject matter has been presented through fifteen chaptersandthree partstoclearly specifythe different topics for convenience ofthe readers. The first introductory partbriefly explainsmodes of reproduction in crop plants, types of improved seed, development of inbred lines, development of hybrids using A, B and R lines and variety release procedure.Thesecond part seed production, certification and testing describes principles of quality seed production, hybrid seed production in field and vegetable crops, seed certification, testing seed quality and maintenance breeding. The third part of the book have been dedicated to principles of DUS testing, PPV and FR Act 2001, intellectual property rights and alternative strategies for line and cultivar development. Related terminology has been given at the end for ready reference. Hope, this volume would be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Seed Technology.

Autor:
Phundan Singh)

Características técnicas:

• Tamaño cerrado 156 x 234 mm
• 210 páginas interiores
• Tapa rústica
• Encuadernación lomo cuadrado

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