Principles of Crop Improvement: Objective Analysis

Contents: Preface. Section I: Introductory Topics. 1. Introduction and Objectives. 2. Centers of Origin and Distribution of Crop Species. 3. Plant Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilization. 4. Genetics of Qualitative and Quantitative Characters. Section II: Breeding Methods 5. Genetic Basis of Breeding Methods. 6. Breeding Self-pollinated Crops (Plant Introduction and Pure Line Selection). 7. Breeding Self-pollinated Crops (Pedigree, Bulk, SSD and Backcross Methods). 8. Breeding Cross-pollinated Crops (Mass, Progeny and Ear to Row Selections). 9. Breeding Vegetatively Propagated Crops [Clonal Selection]. 10. Transgenic Breeding. 11. SMART Breeding [Marker Assisted Selection]. Section III: Seed Production and Crop Breeding 12. Varietal Seed Production 13. Hybrid Seed Production. 14. Wheat and Rice Breeding. 15. Maize, Sorghum and Pearl Millet Breeding. 16. Breeding Commercial Crops 17. Breeding Oilseed Crops. 18. Breeding Pulse Crops. Section IV: Miscellaneous Topics 19. Ideotype Breeding. 20. Breeding for Climate Change. Appendices. Glossary. References.