Fundamentals of Plant Breeding provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the science and art of crop improvement. Written for students of agriculture, genetics, and biotechnology, the book covers the theoretical principles and practical methods used to develop high-yielding, disease-resistant, and climate-resilient crop varieties.
The text begins with the history and scope of plant breeding, from early domestication of crops to modern advances in molecular breeding. It explains the genetic principles of heredity, variation, and selection, which form the foundation of breeding strategies.
Core topics include methods of plant breeding such as selection, hybridization, mutation breeding, polyploidy, backcrossing, and heterosis breeding. The book also explores breeding for self-pollinated, cross-pollinated, and vegetatively propagated crops, supported with practical examples from cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and horticultural crops.
Modern tools of biotechnology and molecular biology—including marker-assisted selection, tissue culture, transgenic breeding, and genome editing (CRISPR-Cas systems)—are presented as integral to contemporary plant breeding programs. Special emphasis is placed on breeding for stress tolerance, nutritional quality, and sustainability to meet the challenges of global food security.
Illustrations, tables, and case studies aid understanding, while review questions and exercises support learning outcomes.
By combining classical breeding concepts with cutting-edge technologies, Fundamentals of Plant Breeding equips students, researchers, and professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to agricultural innovation and crop improvement.
Book Details
Language: English
Pages: 175
Compiled By : DR ANAND KUMAR, DR S.P. SINGH & SRI CHANDAN KISHORE
Price: Free
Course Outline of Fundamentals of Plant Breeding
Table of Contents
SN Title
Chapter 1 Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding, Major achievements and future prospects
Chapter 2 Genetics in relation to Plant Breeding, Mode of reproduction and apomixis, Self-incompatibility and male sterility – genetic consequences
Chapter 3 Domestication, Acclimatization and Introduction
Chapter 4 Centre of Origin/diversity
Chapter 5 Component of genetic variation: Heritability and Genetic advance
Chapter 6 Selection in self-pollinated crops
Chapter 7 Handling of segregating populations
Chapter 8 Multiline concept
Chapter 9 Concept of population genetics and Hardy–Weinberg Law
Chapter 10 Population improvement schemes
Chapter 11 Heterosis and inbreeding depression, development of inbred lines and hybrid, composites and synthetic varieties
Chapter 12 Methods of breeding for vegetatively propagated crops
Chapter 13 Maintenance of breeding records and data collection
Chapter 14 Wide hybridization or distant hybridization
Chapter 15 Mutation breeding
Chapter 16 Breeding for abiotic stress resistance
Chapter 17 DNA markers and Marker Assisted Selection
Chapter 18 Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Breeders and Farmer’s Rights; Participatory Plant Breeding
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