This book deals with the various aspects of plant breeding, covering both the groups of crops –agricultural and horticultural. Explaining reproductive systems in crop plants, it discusses in detail self-incompatibility, male-sterility, plant genetic resources, genetic composition of crop plants, and breeding methods for self-pollinated as well as cross-pollinated crops. An elaborate discussion on inbreeding depression, hybrid vigour, hybrid varieties, resistance of plants to fungal diseases and pests, breeding resistant varieties, polyploidy as well as mutation in plant improvement also finds place in the book. It is useful for post-graduate students of agriculture and horticulture.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.R. Dabolkar
Arvind R.Dabolkar (b. 1937) obtained his Master’s degree in Agriculture, with specialization in Horticulture from Agra University, in 1958. In 1963, he obtained M.Sc. (Ag.) degree in Agricultural Botany form Vikram University. From university of Indore, he achieved his Ph.D. in 1979. From 1963 to 1997, he was engaged in sorghum breeding work in Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya. He worked in various capacities starting from research Assistant to professor (Plant Breeding)/ Senior Scientist. He taught Advanced Genetics, Quantitative Genetics and Plant Breeding to Postgraduate students for over 20 years. He guided several students for their M.Sc. (Ag.) thesis work. He is author of Elements of Biometrical Genetics, published by Concept Publishing Company, new Delhi, in 1992. The second revised and enlarged edition of this book was brought out in 1999.
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