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Seed Production in Field and Horticulture Crops Nucleus and Breeder

Seed Production in Field and Horticulture Crops Nucleus and Breeder

S R Sree Rangasamy and S Manonmani
4616 5995 (23% off)
ISBN 13
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9789391383039
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Hardbound
Language
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English
Year
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2023
The book is inclusive of all categories of crop plants that are either seed or clonally propagated, will be a useful sourcebook to researchers, students and others involved in quality assured seed production. This book will promote or expand the seed innovations like futuristic seeds such as in vitro clones, micropropagation, artificial/synthetic seeds and organic seeds conjoining with the upcoming genetics, breeding and molecular breeding perspectives related to the Nucleus and Breeder Seed production in annual and perennial inclusive of grain, legume, pulses, fibers, oil, vegetables, fruit and other horticultural crops seed and clonal crops. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Importance of Seeds in Agriculture 3. Genetic Purity of Parents and Natural Cross Pollination 4. Clonal Seeds 5. In vitro Grafting 6. In vitro Clones in Plants 7. Organic Seed Production 8. Synthetic Seeds 9. Nucleus and Breeder Seed Production 10. Maintenance Breeding 11. Molecular Markers for Seed and Clonal Purity and Grow Out Testing (Molecular GOT) 12. Nucleus and Breeder Seed Production of Field Crops 13. Nucleus and Breeder Seed Production in Horticultural Crops 14. Long-term Conservation of Crop Varieties 15. Protection of Released Varieties