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The book covers information on various types of mutagens and their effects, procedures for using mutagens for crop improvement, types of mutations (micro and macro) with statistical techniques to handle the mutation population.
The subject matter presented in the book will be useful for both undergraduate and post graduate students of agriculture.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Mutation and Crop Improvement. 2. Classification of Mutagens and Their Effects. 3. ...
Biotechnology is the controlled engineering of plants suing in vitro methods. As a technology, it is competent to meet the challenge for the increased turnover of biomass for the energy production. The world's demand for food, shelter and wood is expected to double by 2030. Hence, a large scale propagation and rapid multiplication of short duration plants, synthesis of novel, disease resistant, high yielding, disease free and photosynthetically efficient ...