Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding by George Acquaah. 2nd Edition Pdf Free Download
Introduction:
Principles of Plant
Genetics and Breeding, 2nd Edition introduces both classical and molecular
tools for plant breeding. Topics such as biotechnology in plant breeding,
intellectual property, risks, emerging concepts (decentralized breeding,
organic breeding), and more are addressed in the new, updated edition of this
text.
Major Contents
Section 1 Overview and historical perspectives of Plant
breeding
Section 2 Population and quantitative genetic principle i.e.
Introduction to concepts of population genetics, Introduction to quantitative
genetics.
Section 3 Reproductive systems in plants: Introduction to
reproduction and autogamy, Allogamy, Hybridization, Clonal propagation and in
vitro culture.
Section 4 Germplasm for breeding includes Variation: types,
origin and scale, Plant domestication, Plant genetic resources.
Section 5 Breeding objectives: Yield and morphological
traits, Quality traits, breeding for resistance to diseases and insect pests, breeding
for resistance to abiotic stresses.
Section 6 Selection methods: Breeding self-pollinated
species, breeding cross-pollinated species, breeding hybrid cultivars, breeding
clonally propagated species.
Section 7 Molecular breeding includes Molecular markers,
Mapping of genes, Marker assisted selection, Mutagenesis in plant breeding, Polyploidy
in plant breeding, Molecular genetic modifications and genome-wide genetics
Section 8 Marketing and societal issues in breeding: Performance
evaluation for crop cultivar release, Seed certification and commercial seed
release, Regulatory and legal issues, Value-driven concepts and social
concerns, International plant breeding efforts
Section 9 Breeding selected crops: wheat, corn, rice, sorghum, soybean, peanut, potato, cotton, tomato, cucumber and roses
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