Principles and plant breeding methods of field crops in India

✍ Scribed by Soumendra Chakraborty, Tapash Dasgupta

Publisher: New Delhi Publishers
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 291
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The book is compilation different chapters (15 chapters) focusing on development of rural India. Various interventions like agriculture, horticulture, dairy, self-help groups, have been explained with case studies for the development of rural poor. Grameen Bank experience has ushered hope for the rural poor as through micro-credit primary, secondary and tertiary sectors' have been developing by scaling down of rural poverty. In the light of this, the volume examines the ground situation in reality.

✦ Table of Contents

Copyright page......Page 3
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgement......Page 10
Syllabus......Page 12
History of Plant Breeding......Page 15
Centres of Origin......Page 17
Contents......Page 22
Part I. Cereals......Page 24
Rice......Page 25
Wheat......Page 58
Maize......Page 63
Sorghum......Page 73
Finger Millet......Page 87
Pearl Millet......Page 90
Fox Tail Millet......Page 100
Kodo Millet......Page 101
Proso Millet......Page 102
Part II. Pulses......Page 104
Red Gram......Page 105
Black Gram(Urd, Ulundu)......Page 115
Green Gram (Mung Bean)......Page 122
Horse Gram......Page 124
Soy Bean......Page 125
Cowpea......Page 128
Part III. Oilseeds......Page 134
Lab Lab......Page 135
Ground Nut (Monkey Nut, Peanut)......Page 137
Til......Page 148
Mustard and Rape Seed......Page 154
Castor......Page 158
Sunflower......Page 164
Safflower......Page 173
Niger......Page 175
Part IV. Fibre Crops......Page 176
Cotton......Page 177
Jute......Page 196
Mesta (Bimli Jute)......Page 199
Part V. Forage Grass......Page 200
Breeding Forage Crops......Page 201
Forage Grasses......Page 204
Tapioca (Cassava)......Page 208
Part VI. Sugar Crops......Page 210
Sugar Cane......Page 211
Sugar Beet......Page 214
Sweet Potato......Page 217
Part VII. Tuber Crops......Page 219
Potato......Page 220
Part VIII. Breeding for Qualitative Characters......Page 223
Breeding for Insect Resistance......Page 224
Breeding for Disease Resistance......Page 226
Breeding for Abiotic Stress Resistance......Page 230
Breeding for Quality Characters......Page 233
Seed Multiplication and Released of a Variety......Page 239
Part IX. Salient Points of Hybrid Seed Production of Field Crops......Page 244
Salient Points of Hybrid Seed Production of Field Crops......Page 245
Hybrid Seed Production in Sunflower......Page 271
Appendix–1 Specific Terminologies with Hybrid Seed Production......Page 281
Appendix–II Tools Employed in Hybrid Seed Production......Page 284
Index......Page 287

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