University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Plant breeding activities are normally organized around specific crops, there are chapters describing breeding procedures and objectives for the major crop plants; the crops were chosen for their economic importance or diversity in breeding systems. This book will be useful for the UG, PG students, researchers.

Introduction :Breeding objectives and importance -- History of plant breeding -- Concepts of breeding self-pollinated, Cross-pollinated and vegetatively propagated crops -- Hardy-Weinberg law -- Cereals: Major breeding procedures for development of hybrids/Varieties -- Pulses: Major breeding procedures for development of hybrids/Varieties -- Oilseeds: Major breeding procures for development of hybrids/Varieties -- Fibers: Major breeding procedures for development of hybrids/Varieties -- Flower Crops : Major breeding procedures for development of hybrids/Varieties -- Fruit crops: Major breeding procedures for development of hydrids/Varieties -- Plant genetics resources -- Ideotype breeding -- Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses -- Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses -- Breeding for insect resistance -- Breeding for disease resistance -- Breeding for quality characters -- seed multiplication and release of a variety -- Varietal rundown and renovation -- Bibliography