Introduction To Maintenance Plant Breeding

Introduction To Maintenance Plant Breeding By Phundan Singh, Mridula Billore, D.S. Mishra, CONTENTS : Part I: Introductory Chapters, 1. Variety Release Procedure, 2. Categories of Improved Seed, 3. Indian Seeds Act 2004, 4. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001, 5. DUS Testing, 6. Seed Certification, Part II: Maintenance Breeding, 7. Causes of Varietal Deterioration, 8. Basics of Maintenance Breeding, 9. Genetic Basis of Maintenance Breeding, 10. Agronomic Basis of Maintenance Breeding, 11. Nucleus Seed Production of Cereals, 12. Nucleus Seed Production of Millets, 13. Nucleus Seed Production of Commercial Crops, 14. Nucleus Seed Production of Oilseeds, 15. Nucleus Seed Production of Pulse Crops, 16. Nucleus Seed Production of Fiber Crops, 17 Nucleus Seed Production of A, B and R Lines, 18. Intellectual Property Rights, Appendices, Glossary, References, Index.