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"In modern days, crop improvement is a multidisciplinary division of agriculture. In this book, entitled, ""Breeding, Biotechnology and Seed Production of Field Crops"", emphasis has been given on principles, methods and practices in plant breeding, biotechnology in crop improvement and seed production of field crops. The book has been written for all sections of learners, educators and staff-members of seed industries. Particular importance has been underlined for postgraduate students who specialize in plant breeding and seed science. Each of the book has been designed as per the recommended of syllabus of Indian Council of Agricultural Research for the postgraduate students of various Agricultural Universities in our country. This book has been divided into two major parts- i) Principles of crop breeding and ii) Methods and practices of crop improvement and seed production of individual field crop. The book contains total of 18 chapteFirst three s are related to shed light on the basic-principles and remaining s deal with methods and practices of individual crop for improvement and seed production. We hope that the book will be ready to lend a hand to the advanced undergraduate students doing plant breeding in elective, postgraduate students who opted plant breeding, teachers, researchers and staff-members of private seed companies of this field of specialization."

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Author:   Bidhan Roy, Asit Kumar Basu & Asit B.Mandal ,  Bidhan Roy ,  Asit K. Basu
Publisher:   New India Publishing Agency
Imprint:   New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions:   Width: 4.20cm , Height: 23.50cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9789381450680

ISBN 10:   9381450684
Pages:   638
Publication Date:   15 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

01. History of Crop Improvement in India by Bidhan Roy, Sanjib Bhadra, Basu AK 02. Pollination Biology for Crop Improvement and Crop Production by Bidhan Roy, Venkateshwarlu Challa, Basu AK 03. Heterosis Breeding by Saha BC 04. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Vijay D., Bidhan Roy 05. Aromatic Rice of India (Oryza sativa L.) by Bidhan Roy, Basu AK 06. Hybrid Rice in Tropical Countries by Bidhan Roy, D. Vijay 07. Wheat (Triticum aestivum) by Saikat Das 08. Achievement and Letdown in Hybrid Wheat by Bidhan Roy, Basudeb Sarkar 09. Maize (Zea mays L.) by Rajashekhar MK, Salimath PM, Wali, MC 10. Hybrid Maize by Rajashekhar MK, Salimath PM, Wali, MC 11. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) by A Ashok Kumar, Belum VS Reddy, P Sanjana Reddy, S Ramesh, P Srinivasa Rao and Ch Ravinder Reddy 12. Sorghum Hybrid Technology by Belum VS Reddy, A Ashok Kumar , Ch Ravinder Reddy and Vilas A Tonapi 13. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) by Khairwal IS, Rajpurohit BS, Sangeeta Kumari 14. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Basudeb Sarkar, Bidhan Roy, Kharub AS, Selvakumar R, Dinesh Kumar, Verma RPS, Indu Sharma 15. Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) by Rajendra Prasad S, Shanthala J, Siddaraju R 16. Small Millets by Sabesan T 17. Yam Bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) by Bidhan Roy 18. Intellectual Property Rights and Regulations for Crop Plants by Bidhan Roy

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