Plant breeding practical book pdf

Economic Botany, Genetics and Plant Breeding BSCBO-302 UTTARAKHAND OPEN UNIVERSITY Page 1 BSCBO-302 ECONOMIC BOTANY, GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING SCHOOL OF SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY UTTARAKHAND OPEN UNIVERSITY Phone No. 05946-261122, 261123 Toll free No. 18001804025 Fax No. 05946-264232, E. mail info@uou.ac.in PDF | On Aug 1, 2016, Gurvinder • The book covers the discipline of animal breeding from its history, quantitative genetic. principles, theory and numerical problems (practical plant breeding. So that, now plant breeding is more a science and less an art. Plant Breeding is an industry Plant breeding can be viewed upon as an industry, where improved varieties are produced. In this industry several units can be seen : 1. The processing Unit 2. The multiplication Unit, and 3. The research and development Unit. Objectives of Plant Breeding : 1. Higher yield : The ultimate aim of plant breeding is to improve the yield of economic produce. It may be grain yield, fodder yield, fibre yield, tuber yield, cane yield or oil yield depending upon the crop species. Improvement in yield can be achieved either by evolving high yielding varieties or hybrids. Download Plant Breeding Reviews Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle. Contents 1. Maria Isabel Andrade: Sweetpotato Breeder, Technology Transfer Specialist, and Advocate 1 2. Development of Cold Climate Grapes in the Upper Midwestern U.S.: The Pioneering Work of Elmer Swenson 31 3. Candidate Genes to Extend Fleshy Fruit Shelf Life 61 4.