This book deals with the genetics of economic characters, approaches for genetic improvement, constraints, problems and prospects of improvement, innovative strategies including integrated approach of conventional breeding and molecular breeding of important oilseed crops, viz. groundnut, sesame sunflowers, sofflower, niger, linseed, castor and new introduction Jatropha. Breeding for resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses are gaining greater importance in recent years. The book cover all the major oilseed crops, edible as well as non-edible. This book useful to the scientists involved in oilseeds research, students and also extension functionaries in increasing the productivity and production of oilseeds.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T. Ramanathan
Dr. T. Ramanathan has specialized in oilseed crops with reference to genetics and plant breeding. He had 37.5 years of research experience to his credit which include 10 ears of teaching of under-graduate, post-graduate and doctoral programme students in the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He has published 116 research papers and 71 extension papers (popular articles) in oilseed crop in the national and international journals. He is the author of the following three books: (1. Genetic Improvement of Groundnut, (2) Coconut and Oil Palm-Genetic Upgradation and Protection (3) ‘Thennai Sakupadi’ in Tamil 2001. 4th revised edition. He was awarded N. Veeraragharavalu Naidu gold medal and shield for the best research worker in Agricultural Botany for the year 1977-78 and Hexamar Agricultural Research and Development Foundation (HARDF) award for the significant contribution to “Varietal Improvement in Groundnut†for 2001-02 (awarded in January 2003). His biographical note was published in the following directories: (1) Directory of International Coconut Research Workers, (2) International Directory of Coconut workers, (3) Reference India, (4) Indo-European Who’s Who, (5) Indo-Arab Who’s Who, 1996. (6) Asia-Pacific Who’s Who, (197. (7) Indo-Asian Who’s Who 2003 (Vol. 2). (8) Asian/American Who’s Who-2003 (Vol. 3).
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