ABSTRACT

Until recently, breeding efforts in mass produced food crops centered on high yield production, yet sacrificed flavor, taste, and other qualities. Now, more emphasis is being placed on the enhancement of nutritional and medicinal properties as well as from an environmental impact and sustainability standpoint. This volume looks at the use of crops

chapter 1|32 pages

Qualitative Improvement of Crop Plants

part |2 pages

PART I: CEREAL CROPS

chapter 2|43 pages

Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

chapter 3|40 pages

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

chapter 4|24 pages

Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

chapter 5|15 pages

Oat (Avena sativa L.)

chapter 6|14 pages

Rye (Secale cereale L.)

part |2 pages

PART II: MILLETS

chapter 7|28 pages

Maize (Zea mays L.)

chapter 8|12 pages

Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]

part |2 pages

PART III: CARBOHYDRATE RICH TUBERS

chapter 9|33 pages

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

chapter 10|14 pages

Sweet Potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]

chapter 11|13 pages

Cassava (Manihot esculenta L.)

part |2 pages

PART IV: GRAIN LEGUMES

chapter 12|24 pages

Phaseolus Beans

chapter 13|15 pages

Vigna Species

chapter 14|14 pages

Broad Bean (Vicia faba L.)

chapter 15|13 pages

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

part |2 pages

PART V: VEGETABLE CROPS

chapter 16|33 pages

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

chapter 17|25 pages

Brassica Vegetables

chapter 18|25 pages

Cucurbita Vegetables

chapter 19|16 pages

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

chapter 20|21 pages

Onion (Allium cepa L.)

part |2 pages

PART VI: OILSEED CROPS

chapter 21|40 pages

Soybean (Glycine max L.)

chapter 22|21 pages

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

chapter 23|19 pages

Oilseed Brassicas

chapter 24|12 pages

Sunfl ower (Helianthus annuus L.)

part |2 pages

PART VII: CASH CROPS

chapter 25|18 pages

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)

chapter 26|28 pages

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

chapter 27|23 pages

Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)