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020			_a9789393168061 (pbk.)
082			_a631.53 SIN/P
100			_aSingh, B D
245			_aPlant Breeding: _bPrinciples and Methods/ _cB D Singh
250			_a12th ed.
260			_aNew Delhi: _bMedTech Science Press, _c2026.
300			_alvi, 912p.
505			_aContents: Part I 1. Introduction to plant breeding 2. Domestication and germplasm conservation 3. Plant introduction 4. Modes of reproduction in crop plants 5. Pollination control : I. Self-Incompatibility and apomixis 6. Pollination control : II Male sterility 7. Qualitative and quantitative characters 8. Biometrical techniques in plant breeding Part II Principles - self-pollinated crops 9. Selection in self-pollinated crops 10. Hybridisation : Techniques and consequences Part III Principles-gross-pollinated crops 11. Genetic composition of cross-pollinated populations 12. Selection in cross-pollinated crops 13. Heterosis and Inbreeding depression Part IV Methods - Self Pollinated Crops 14. Mass Selection 15. Purelines Selection 16. Pedigree Selection 17. Bulk Method 18. Backcross method 19.Other approaches to breeding of self-pollinated crops 20. Effectiveness of different methods for handling of segregating generations Part V Methods Cross Pollinated Crops 21. Population improvement 22. Hybrid varieties Part VI Methods Clonal Crops 23. Clonal selection and hybridisation Part VII Methods - Stress resistance 24. Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses : Drought resistance 25. Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses : Mineral stresses (Salinity, mineral deficiency and mineral toxicity) 26. Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses : Heat and cold resistance 27. Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses : Disease resistance 28. Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses : Insect resistance Part VIII Methods- Special Approaches 29. Ideotype concept in crop improvement 30. Breeding for Quality : Protein quality 31. Breeding for Quality : Oil quality 32. Mutations in crop improvement 33. Polyploidy in plant breeding 34. Distant hybridisation in plant breeding 35. Biotechnology in crop improvement : Tissue culture technology 36. Biotechnology in crop improvement : Transgenic technology 37. Molecular markers in plant breeding : Markers and marker-trait associations 38. Molecular markers in plant breeding : Applications of molecular markers 39. Novel plant breeding tools/technologies (NPBTs) Part IX: Evaluation and Multiplication 40. Release of new varieties 41. Quality seed 42. Organisations for crop improvement in India 43. International institutes for crop improvement 44. Plant breeding in private sector environment seed industry at a glance for the new entrant/aspirant 45. Intellectual property rights Mega and Iconic varieties glosary Index
650			_aPlant Breeding
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999			_c9991 _d9991