Contents:

Preface

1. Plant Breeding and its Objectives

2. Breeding Methods of Self Pollinated Crops

3. Breeding Methods of Cross Pollinated Species

4. Male Sterility and Self Incompatibility

5. Breeding Methods in Clonally Propagated Species

6. Mutation Breeding

7. Plant Biotechnology

8. Polyploidy in Crop Improvement

9. Release of New Varieties

10. Seed Morphology

11. Policies in Seed Sector

12. Seed Production System

13. Maintenance Breeding

14. Seed Quality

15. Deterioration of Crop Varieties

16. General Principles of Seed Production

17. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Cereales

18. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Oil Seeds

19. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Pulse Crops

20. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Fibre Crop

21. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Seed Spices and Medicinal Plant

22. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Fodder Crops

23. Seed Production Techniques of Vegetables

24. Seed Processing

25. Seed Testing

26. Seed Certification

27. Indian Seed Act 1966

28. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001

Glossary

Appendices

Questions