ABSTRACT

This book attempts to present a readable format on plant breeding principles and their application, based on the collective experience of the three authors, but with a heavy dependence on the scientific literature. Modem pedagogy recognizes that teaching can occur when students are motivated to learn. Subject matter must be communicated in an interesting, appealing, and understandable fashion. In preparing the text, every effort has been made to translate pertinent plant breeding references into a clear, logical, and comprehensible format for those studying the challenging and dynamic field of plant breeding.

chapter Chapter 1|25 pages

Plant Breeding: Historical Perspective

chapter Chapter 2|20 pages

Reproduction in Plants

chapter Chapter 3|40 pages

Genetic and Cytogenetic Structure of Plants

chapter Chapter 4|34 pages

Genetic Variation in Plants

chapter chapter 7|10 pages

Mass and Pure-line Selection

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

The Pedigree System

chapter Chapter 9|17 pages

The Bulk Population Method

chapter Chapter 10|19 pages

The Backcross Breeding Method

chapter Chapter 12|14 pages

Heterosis and Inbreeding in Cross-fertilized Crops

chapter Chapter 13|16 pages

Selection Methods in Cross-fertilized Crops

chapter Chapter 14|22 pages

Hybrid Development and Parental Selection

chapter Chapter 15|17 pages

Synthetic Cultivars in Cross-fertilized Crops

chapter Chapter 16|17 pages

Recurrent Selection in Cross-fertilized Crops

chapter Chapter 17|27 pages

Interspecific and intergeneric Hybridization

chapter Chapter 18|23 pages

Mutation Breeding

chapter Chapter 19|22 pages

Haploid Breeding Systems

chapter Chapter 20|17 pages

Asexual Breeding Systems

chapter Chapter 21|16 pages

Cell and Molecular Biology Tools for Plant Breeding

chapter Chapter 22|20 pages

Commercial Hybrids in Self-fertilized Crops