Fundamentals of Plant Breeding Notes

Theroy

  • Historical development, concepts, nature and role of plant breeding, major achievements and future prospects; Genetics in relation to plant breeding, [Read Here]
  • modes of reproduction [Read Here]
  • apomixis,[Read Here]
  • self-incompatibility  [Read Here]
  • male sterility-genetic . [Read Here]
  • Domestication, Acclimatization and Introduction[Read Here]
  • Centres of origin and diversity, [Read Here]
  • components of Genetic variation; [Read Here]
  • Heritability and genetic advance; [Read Here]
Genetic basis and breeding methods in self-pollinated crops
  1. mass Selection [Read Here]
  2. pure line selection,   [Read Here]
  3. Bulk Selection and Its Modifications [Read Here]
  4. Pedigree Selection  [Read Here]
  5. Single Seed Descent (SSD) [Read Here]
  6. Backcross Method in Plant Breeding [Read Here]
  • handling of segregating population; [Read Here]
  • Doubled Haploid (DH) Technique in Plant Breeding  [Read Here]
  • Multiline concept. [Read Here]
  • Concepts of population genetics and Hardy- Weinberg Law; [Read Here]
  • Genetic basis and methods of breeding cross pollinated crops. [Read Here]
  • modes of selection{Mass Selection and Progeny selection }[Read Here]
  • Population improvement Schemes[Read Here]
  • Ear to row method, modified Ear to Row. [Read Here]
  • Recurrent selection. [Read Here]
  • Heterosis and inbreeding depression. [Read Here]
  • hybridization techniques  & development of inbred lines and hybrids,  [Read Here]
  • Composite varieties[Read Here]
  • Synthetic varieties; [Read Here]
  • Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops-  Clonal selection and hybridization: [Read Here]
  • Maintenance of breeding records and data collection; [Read Here]
  • Wide Hybridization and pre-breeding; [Read Here]
  • Polyploidy in relation to plant breeding. [Read Here]
  • Mutation breeding- methods and uses; [Read Here]
  • Breeding for important biotic Stress [Read Here]
  • Breeding for important Abiotic stresses.[Read Here]

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M.S. Chaudhary
I'm an ordinary student of agriculture.

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