The book entitled Seed Production Techniques and Crop Improvement will be useful for B.Sc. Agriculture and PG courses of Plant breeding. This book covers almost all the important topics of different courses which are taught in UG and PG programmes. We hope this book will be of immense use for all the students offering the courses of Plant breeding. Table of Contents Preface 1. Plant Breeding and its Objectives 2. Breeding Methods of Self Pollinated Crops 3. Breeding Methods of Cross Pollinated Species 4. Male Sterility and Self Incompatibility 5. Breeding Methods in Clonally Propagated Species 6. Mutation Breeding 7. Plant Biotechnology 8. Polyploidy in Crop Improvement 9. Release of New Varieties 10. Seed Morphology 11. Policies in Seed Sector 12. Seed Production System 13. Maintenance Breeding 14. Seed Quality 15. Deterioration of Crop Varieties 16. General Principles of Seed Production 17. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Cereales 18. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Oil Seeds 19. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Pulse Crops 20. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Fibre Crop 21. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Seed Spices and Medicinal Plant 22. Biology and Seed Production Techniques of Fodder Crops 23. Seed Production Techniques of Vegetables 24. Seed Processing 25. Seed Testing 26. Seed Certification 27. Indian Seed Act 1966 28. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act 2001 Glossary Appendices Questions