Commercial Plant Breeding ,Phundan Singh, Pratibha Bise

By:

Singh, Phundan

Contributor(s):

Bisen, Pratibha

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Daya Publishing House, 2020Description: xi, 196 p. : hbISBN:

9789389605273

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 631.520954 SIN

Contents:

Part I: Introductory Chapters 1.Modes of Reproduction in Crop Plants 2.Types of Improved Seed 3.Development of Inbred Lines 4.Development of Hybrids using A, B and R Lines 5.Variety Release Procedure

Part. II: Seed Production, Certification, and Testing 6.Principles of Quality Seed Production 7.Hybrid Seed Production: Field Crops 8.Hybrid Seed Production: Vegetable Crops 9. Seed Certification 10.Testing Seed Quality 11.Maintenance Breeding

Part III: Miscellaneous Topics 12.Principles of DUS Testing 13.PPV AND FR ACT 2001 14.Intellectual Property Rights 15.Alternative Strategies for Line and Cultivar Development

Summary: 'This book has been designed to covers the undergraduate syllabus of Commercial Plant Breeding as per 5th Dean Committee report of ICAR. The subject matter has been presented through fifteen chapters and three parts to clearly specify the different topics for convenience of the readers. The first introductory part briefly explains modes of reproduction in crop plants, types of improved seed, development of inbred lines, development of hybrids using A, B and R lines and variety release procedure. The second part seed production, certification and testing describes principles of quality seed production, hybrid seed production in field and vegetable crops, seed certification, testing seed quality and maintenance breeding. The third part of the book have been dedicated to principles of DUS testing, PPV and FR Act 2001, intellectual property rights and alternative strategies for line and cultivar development. Related terminology has been given at the end for ready reference. Hope, this volume would be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Seed Technology.'

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	631.520954 SIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		43008

Part I: Introductory Chapters 1.Modes of Reproduction in Crop Plants 2.Types of Improved Seed 3.Development of Inbred Lines 4.Development of Hybrids using A, B and R Lines 5.Variety Release Procedure

Part III: Miscellaneous Topics 12.Principles of DUS Testing 13.PPV AND FR ACT 2001 14.Intellectual Property Rights 15.Alternative Strategies for Line and Cultivar Development

'This book has been designed to covers the undergraduate syllabus of Commercial Plant Breeding as per 5th Dean Committee report of ICAR. The subject matter has been presented through fifteen chapters and three parts to clearly specify the different topics for convenience of the readers. The first introductory part briefly explains modes of reproduction in crop plants, types of improved seed, development of inbred lines, development of hybrids using A, B and R lines and variety release procedure. The second part seed production, certification and testing describes principles of quality seed production, hybrid seed production in field and vegetable crops, seed certification, testing seed quality and maintenance breeding. The third part of the book have been dedicated to principles of DUS testing, PPV and FR Act 2001, intellectual property rights and alternative strategies
for line and cultivar development. Related terminology has been given at the end for ready reference. Hope, this volume would be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Seed Technology.'

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.