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This book enumerates the problems faced by plant breeders in evolving modern varieties. The first chapter deals with wide hybridization and its utilisation methods to overcome crossability barriers and the problem in utilisation of wide hybrids. The present trend is breeding for drought resistance and hence the author has devoted subsequent chapters for breeding of improved genotypes. Emphasis has been given in "CIMMYT's" concept of breeding. Further ...