Breeding and Biotechnology of Flowers : Vol. - 2 : Garden Flowers / Anil K. Singh

Section I: Fundamentals of Breeding
Section II: Shrub Plants
Section III: Bedding Plants
Section IV: Potted Plants
Section V: Aquatic Plant
Section VI: Climbers
Section VII: Colour Plates 01. Germplasm Acquisition and Conservation 02. Heterosis Breeding in Flower Crops 03. Genetic Engineering in Floriculture 04. Synthetic Seed Production Technology in Ornamental Plants 05. Flower Seed Production 06. Azalea 07. Bougainvillea 08. Camellia 09. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) 10. Hibiscus 11. Hydrangea 12. Ixora 13. Nerium 14. Rhododendron 15. Ageratum 16. Balsam 17. Cosmos 18. Impatiens Impatiens walleriana) 19. Pansy 20. Petunia 21. Phlox 22. Salvia 23. Zinnia 24. Begonia 25. Cacti 26. Dahlia 27. Geranium 28. Orchids 29. Poinsettia 30. Lotus Section 31. Clematis 32. Sweet Pea

Flowers are the precious gift which beautify the nature through its different colours and enhance human health. Ornamental plants provide environmental security for immediate living surroundings, thus intensive research in floriculture particularly on the crops were initiated earlier. This book will vividly highlights genetical and breeding application in flower crops covering wide range of aspects. Breeding techniques are largely focused around expediting the production of superior and stable lines in the case of self pollinating crops. Wide hybridization, tissue culture and mutagenesis are employed by breeders to generate new alleles. Broaden available genetic resources; molecular markers are used to assist breeders through marker assisted selection and to identify quantitative trait loci for traits of interest. The book makes the know how of breeding in its easiest way to the readers. It has been designed to cover all the aspects of breeding, the basic objectives, different breeding methods, methodology for improvement of specific crops, stress resistance, quality improvement, mutagenesis, molecular breeding and genetic engineering.