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Book DetailBreeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops

Language: EnglishCover Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops

Pages: 345

Author: Dr. J. Auxcilia, Dr. N. Shabha

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Theory

  1. History and development, importance of fruit breeding
  2. Centers of diversity distribution and domestication of fruit species
  3. Problems in fruit breeding – heterozygosity, polyploidy
  4. Problems in fruit breeding –(contd) polyembryony, parthenocarpy & seedlessness
  5. Incompatibility & sterility systems
  6. Apomixis – merits & demerits, types
  7. Variability, Germplasm and its significance
  8. Breeding strategies – Clonal selection
  9. Breeding strategies – Bud mutations and Chimeras
  10. Breeding strategies – Mutagenesis and its application
  11. Breeding strategies – hybridization and problems associated with.
  12. Resistance breeding for biotic & abiotic stresses
  13. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in improvement of fruit crops
  14. Mid semester examination
  15. Crop improvement in Mango
  16. Crop improvement in Banana
  17. Crop improvement in Citrus
  18. Crop improvement in Grapes
  19. Crop improvement in Papaya
  20. Crop improvement in Sapota & Pomegranate
  21. Crop improvement in Pine apple & Guava
  22. Crop improvement in Apple and other Rosaceae crops
  23. History and importance of plantation crops
  24. Origin, distribution, domestication and adoption of plantation crops
  25. Breeding strategies, clonal selection, poly-clonal orchards, bud mutation, mutagenesis and its application in crop improvement of plantation crops
  26. Hybridization, haploid and ploidy breeding and In vitro techniques in the improvement of plantation crops
  27. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in Coconut
  28. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in Arecanut and oil palm
  29. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in palmyrah palm and rubber
  30. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in cashewnut
  31. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in coffee
  32. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in tea
  33. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in cocoa
  34. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in kokam & betelvine

Practical schedule

  1. Study of floral biology & anthesis time in mango and Cashew
  2. Study of floral biology & different cultivars of banana for their genome
  3. Study of different species of citrus & morphological description
  4. Study of floral biology of Guava & Sapota
  5. Study of floral biology of grape and pomegranate
  6. Study of pollen fertility in major fruit crops
  7. Study & practice of crossing technique in major fruit crops
  8. Study of polyembryony in certain mango & citrus spp
  9. Study of different sex forms of papaya, their anthesis time
  10. Visit to Biotechnology Lab & study of in– vitro breeding techniques
  11. Exposure to resistance breeding & screening techniques
  12. Practices in mutation breeding
  13. Botany, floral biology, selfing and crossing techniques for plantation crops
  14. Study of pollen viability, emasculation and pollination procedures in plantation crops
  15. Production of hybrids in plantation crops
  16. Visit to research institutes involved in Plantation crops Research
  17. Practical examination

 

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