Vegetable Crops : Genetics Resources and Improvements

Contents Preface 1 Biodiversity of vegetable crops An overviewDK Singh and H Choudhary 2 Germplasm utilization in vegetable improvementUmesh Srivastava 3 Concept and applications of core collections in the efficient management of plant genetic resourcesSK Mishra and IS Bisht 4 Plant genetic resources management in vegetable cropsHari Har Ram and DK Singh 5 Collection characterization and conservation of indigenous germplasm of vegetable cropsSK Mishra Ashok Kumar SK Yadav and KK Gangopadhyay 6 In-Situ conservation approach for germplasm of vegetable cropsSK Verma KS Negi and KC Muneem 7 Molecular Markers and genetic resource management of vegetable cropsH Choudhary and DK Singh 8 Intellectual property rights in relation to germplasm ManagementHS Chawla 9 Impact of genetic modified crops on biodiversity and environment Biosafety issues and regulationAnil Kumar and Sonu Ambwani 10 Role of bioinformatics in crop diversity analysisSoma Marla 11 Application of Cell and Tissue culture techniques for plant genetic resources managementHS Chawla 12 Exploitation of germplams for Okra improvement in IndiaNC Gautam 13 Genetic diversity of indigenous underutilized cucurbitsSK Verma KS Negi KC Muneem and RR Arya 14 Genetic resources of vegetable crops of north eastern Himalayan regionRK Yadav H Choudhary SK Sanwal and DK Singh 15 Leafy vegetables Genetic resources and improvementKK Gangopadhyay Gunjeet Kumar and SK Yadav 16 Genetic resources for cowpea breedingNBB Singh 17 Genetic resources for Cole crops improvementSR Sharma and Chander Prakash 18 Management of parthenocarpic genotypes of cucumberDK Singh and H Choudhary 19 Breeding potential of indigenous germplasm of cucurbitsDK Singh 20 Plant genetic resource management of tomatoDK Singh and H Choudhary 21 Breeding approaches for utilization of wild species in the improvement of vegetable cropsH Choudhary and DK Singh 22 Biochemical characterization of indigenous genetic resources of vegetable cropsAK Gaur and D Khokhar 23 Role of Gene bank in plant genetic resource PGR Management of vegetable cropsKS Negi KC Muneem SK Verma AS Rana and PS Mehta 24 Biometrical approaches for diversity in vegetable cropsD Roy 25 Management of genetic resources of vegetable crops using geographical information systemRajeev Kumar and H Choudhary 26 Harvesting the potential of indigenous genetic resources for improvement of BrinjalAS Sidhu 27 Indigenous genetic resources of underutilized vegetable cropsKV Peter PG Sadhan Kumar and S Nirmala Devi 28 Genetic resources for pea improvementYV Singh Shri Dhar and KB Bhushen 29 Genetic resource for improvement of RadishN Ahmed AJ Guppta and K Hussain 30 Genetic resource potential for Turnip ImprovementN Ahmed H Chaoudhary AJ Gupta and K Hussain 31 Genetic resource potential for carrot improvementN Ahmed H Chaoudhary AJ Gupta and K Hussain 32 Marker  assisted selection MAS for genetic improvement in cucurbitaceous vegetablesTK Behera 33 Exploitation of indigenous genetic resources for chilli improvementDurvesh Kumar Singh 34 Genetic resources for potato improvement in IndiaDhirendra Singh and KP Singh 35 Breeding potential of indigenous germplasm of seed spices cropsSK Malhotra 36 Biodiversity and utilization of medicinal mushrooms with particular reference to Ganoderma lucidum and cordyceps sinensisRP Singh and KK MishraPlant genetic resources comprising of reservoir of gene and gene complex are basic raw materials for genetic improvement of any crop including vegetablesThe book entitled vegetable crops Genetic Resources and improvement is a compilation of information generated through research work of many scientists in India and abroad from reputed institutes like IIHR IARI GBUAT TNAU IIVR CCSHAU PAU MPUAT CSKKVV BCKV etcThe book contains introductory chapter on various aspects of collection characterization conservation and utilization of germplasm in genetic improvement of different vegetable crops highlighting the importance of genetic resource management and.…