Breeding, Biotechnology and Seed Production of Field Crops
Breeding, Biotechnology and Seed Production of Field Crops
BIDHAN ROY Assistant Professor Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalay Pundibari, Cooch Behar 736 165, West Bengal, India
ASIT KUMAR BASU Department of Seed Science and Technology Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalay Mohanpur, Nadia 741 252, West Bengal, India
ASIT B. MANDAL Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding), Biotechnology Unit Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers Barrackpore 700 120, West Bengal, India and Former Director, Directorate of Seed Research (ICAR) Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India
2013
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CONTENTS Preface
vii
List of contributors
ix
1.
History of Crop Improvement in India ......................
1-24
Bidhan Roy, Sanjib Bhadra, Basu AK
2.
Pollination Biology for Crop Improvement and Crop Production ......................................................
25-56
Bidhan Roy, Venkateshwarlu Challa, Basu AK
3.
Heterosis Breeding .........................................................
57-69
Saha BC
4.
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) ..................................................... 71-122 Vijay D., Bidhan Roy
5.
Aromatic Rice of India (Oryza sativa L.) ................... 123-154 Bidhan Roy, Basu AK
6.
Hybrid Rice in Tropical Countries .............................. 155-202 Bidhan Roy, D. Vijay
7.
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) ........................................... 203-240 Saikat Das
8.
Achievement and Letdown in Hybrid Wheat ............ 241-262 Bidhan Roy, Basudeb Sarkar
9.
Maize (Zea mays L.) ........................................................ 263-295 Rajashekhar MK, Salimath PM, Wali, MC
10. Hybrid Maize ................................................................... 297-315 Rajashekhar MK, Salimath PM, Wali, MC xiii
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11. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) .......................................... 317-365 A Ashok Kumar, Belum VS Reddy, P Sanjana Reddy, S Ramesh, P Srinivasa Rao and Ch Ravinder Reddy
12. Sorghum Hybrid Technology ...................................... 367-392 Belum VS Reddy, A Ashok Kumar , Ch Ravinder Reddy and Vilas A Tonapi
13. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) ............................. 393-418 Khairwal IS, Rajpurohit BS, Sangeeta Kumari
14. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) ......................................... 419-479 Basudeb Sarkar, Bidhan Roy, Kharub AS, Selvakumar R, Dinesh Kumar, Verma RPS, Indu Sharma
15. Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) ................. 481-499 Rajendra Prasad S, Shanthala J, Siddaraju R
16. Small Millets ................................................................... 501-551 Sabesan T
17. Yam Bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) ................................... 553-572 Bidhan Roy
18. Intellectual Property Rights and Regulations for Crop Plants ................................................................ 573-613 Bidhan Roy
Index .......................................................................................... 615-625
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