Commercial Plant Breeding at a Glance

Commercial Plant Breeding at a Glance By Phundan Singh, Pratibha Bisen, Reshu Tiwari, CONTENTS : Section – I. Introductory Chapters, 1. Modes of Reproduction in Crop Plants, 2. Types of Improved Seed, 3. Development of Inbred Lines, 4. Development of Hybrids using A, B and R Lines, 5. Variety Release Procedure, Section – II. Seed Production, Certification and Testing, 6. Principles of Quality Seed Production, 7. Hybrid Seed Production : Field Crops, 8. Hybrid Seed Production : Vegetable Crops, 9. Seed Certification, 10. Testing Seed Quality, 11. Maintenance Breeding, 12. Principles of DUS Testing, 13. PPV and FR ACT,2001, 14. Intellectual Property Rights, 15. Alternative Techniques for Line and Cultivar Development, Appendices, Glossary, References.