Plant breeding and cultivar development

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Singh, Dhan Pal (Author), Singh, Arti (Author), Singh, Asheesh K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press ©2021
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Plant breeding: past, present, and future perspectives
  • 2. Mode of reproduction in crop plants
  • 3. Genetics in relation to plant breeding
  • 4. Primer on population and quantitative genetics
  • 5. Plant genetics resources
  • 6. Wide hybridization
  • 7. Haploidy and polyploidy in crop improvement
  • 8. Hybridization and selection in self-pollinated crops
  • 9. Mass and pure line selection
  • 10. Bulk method
  • 11. Pedigree method
  • 12. Single seed descent method
  • 13. Backcross method
  • 14. Mutation breeding
  • 15. Inbreeding depression and heterosis