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CONVENTIONAL TO MOLECULAR BREEDING APPROACHES
Editor: Dr. Shanti Bhushan, Dr. Niharika Shukla, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Dr. Anuj Kumar Choudhary, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Vinay Kumar Choudhary, Dr. Ajay Kumar, Mr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Alok Kumar, Dr. Ravi Kant
Edition: 2021
ISBN: 978-81-925878-4-0
Publisher: PPD
Length: 136 pages.
Language Note: ENGLISH
Summary:
Thrust in breeding research varied with the changing needs and socio-economic
compulsions. If it was for high yield and general adaptability in the first decade after
introduction of dwarf varieties, stability of yield by breeding tor resistance or tolerance
to biotic and abiotic stresses was the priority in the following decade, and raising the
genetic yield threshold and evolution of varieties suited to rainfed ecologies received
increased research attention from the third decade onwards. Since the mid 1980s
biotechnology has gained momentum with focused research world over. Tools of
molecular biology have enabled us to unravel the mysteries of genetic information
contained in the plant genome and genetic engineering protocols for crops have
been perfected to move desirable genes across the genomic and sexual barrier.
From a breeder’s perspective, biotechnology helps to add precision in the breeding
process to become more target oriented and purposeful compared to traditional
breeding.This book mostly deals with such advances comparing with the
conventional approaches of breeding of crops.Number Of Quantity: