Principles of Crop Improvement at a Glance

by Phundan Singh

ISBN: 9789371703499
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Imprint : Astral Cracker
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 8990.00
Biblio : x+212p

Author Profile

The Author —————— Dr. Phundan Singh, hails from a reputed agricultural family of Western Uttar Pradesh [Village-Sakauti, Tehsil- Mawana, District- Meerut]. He graduated in Agriculture from Agra University, Agra and obtained his Master and Doctorate degrees from Kanpur University, Kanpur. He has throughout a brilliant academic record. His area of specialization is Plant Breeding and Genetics. Dr. P. Singh has over 40 year experience in the field of Plant Breeding and Genetics. He has served the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur for about 32 years in various capacities such as Scientist, Senior Scientist, Principal Scientist, Head of Division and Director. He has 300 publications to his credit. He has participated and presented 80 research papers in various National and International Seminars, Symposia and Conferences. He has authored more than 80 books related to Plant Breeding and Genetics. He has also authored 18 technical bulletins on various aspects of cotton and contributed 14 chapters in various books. Dr P. Singh is a member of several Scientific Societies, referee of different journals, Expert member of Selection Committees and M. Sc. and Ph. D. Examiner in different Agricultural Universities. The Institute was recognized as the referral Laboratory for detection of Bt. gene and received the best Annual Report Award in 2003 when he was the Director. He was conferred with Lifetime achievement Award in 2018 by Cotton Research and Development Association, Hisar. He has visited several countries such as Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Crimea, Uzbekistan, Canada, USA, England, Austria and Germany.

About The Book

This book has been designed to covers the undergraduate syllabus of Crop Improvement as per ICAR 5th Dean committee report, 2016. It covers the entire syllabus in one compact volume of 20 chapters. Hope this volume would be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of Plant Breeding [Crop Improvement],Genetics and Seed Technology.

Table of Contents

Preface vii Syllabus of Crop Improvement I and Crop Improvement II [As per 5th Dean Committee of ICAR] xi Section I: Introductory Topics 1. Introduction and Objectives 3 2. Centres of Origin and Distribution of Crop Species 11 3. Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilization 18 4. Genetics of Qualitative and Quantitative Characters 30 Section II: Breeding Methods 5. Genetic Basis of Breeding Methods 37 6. Breeding Self Pollinated Crops (Plant Introduction and Pure Line Selection) 47 7. Breeding Self Pollinated Crops (Pedigree, Bulk, SSD and Backcross Methods) 53 8. Breeding Cross Pollinated Species (Mass, Progeny and Ear to Row Selection) 68 9. Clonal Selection 78 10. Transgenic Breeding 83 11. SMART Breeding 94 Section III: Seed Production and Crop Breeding 12. Varietal Seed Production 103 13. Hybrid Seed Production 111 14. Wheat and Rice Breeding 119 15. Maize, Sorghum and Pearl Millet Breeding 126 15. Breeding Commercial Crops 134 16. Breeding Oilseed Crops 148 17. Breeding Pulse Crops 158 Section IV: Miscellaneous Topics 18. Ideotype Breeding 165 19. Breeding for Climate Change 175 Appendices 183 Glossary 197 References 207 Books by Dr. Phundan Singh 209