Seed Production Techniques and Crop Improvement

Contents: Preface. 1. Plant Breeding and its Objectives. 2. Breeding Methods of Self Pollinated Crops. 3. Breeding Methods of Cross Pollinated Species. 4. Male Sterility and Self Incompatibility. 5. Breeding Methods in Clonally Propagated Species. 6. Mutation Breeding. 7. Plant Biotechnology. 8. Polyploidy in Crop Improvement. 9. Release of New Varieties. 10. Seed Morphology. 11. Policies in Seed Sector. 12. Seed Production System. 13. Maintenance Breeding. 14. Seed Quality. 15. Deterioration of Crop Varieties. 16. General Principles of Seed Production. 17. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Cereales. 18. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Oil Seeds. 19. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Pulse Crops. 20. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Fibre Crop. 21. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Seed Spices and Medicinal Plant. 22. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Fodder Crops. 23. Seed Production Techniques of Vegetables. 24. Seed Processing. 25. Seed Testing. 26. Seed Certification. 27. Indian Seed Act 1966. 28. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001. Glossary. Appendices. Questions.