Principles of Plant Breeding (2+1)

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  Principles of Plant Breeding -: Course content creator :- Dr. R. C. Jagadeesh Professor (GPB) Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi e-mail: rcjagadeesha@yahoo.com View Profile

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  Topic 1

  Introduction

  • Introduction to Plant Breeding Page
  • Definition Page
  • Food Production in India Page
  • Milestones in Plant Breeding Page
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  Topic 2

  Disciplines and activities in Plant breeding

  • Disciplines for Plant Breeding Page
  • Activities in plant breeding Page
  • Achievements Page
  • Contributions in plant breeding Page
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  Topic 3

  Plant Breeding in India, major achievements, goals for future

  • Plant Breeding in India Page
  • Aims and scope of plant breeding Page
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  Topic 4

  Germplasm, Kinds of Germplasm, Centers of origin, Plant Explorations

  • Kinds Of Germplasm Page
  • Gene Pool and its Type Page
  • Vavilovian Centers of Diversity Page
  • Types of Centers of Diversity Page
  • Law of Parallel Variation Page
  • Gene Sanctuaries Page
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  Topic 5

  Methods of conservation, Acclimatisation, Germplasm utilization

  • Conservation Page
  • Gene Banks Page
  • Meristem Gene Banks Page
  • Evaluation of germplasm Page
  • Documentation Page
  • Distribution Page
  • Cultivated Germplasm Page
  • Organizations Associated With Germplasm Page
  • Quarantine Page
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  Topic 6

  Reproduction and Pollination Systems in plants

  • Mode of reproduction in plants Page
  • Natural vegetative propagation methods Page
  • Sub-aerial modification of stem Page
  • Other plants Page
  • Apomixis Page
  • Sexual reproduction Page
  • Classification of incomplete flowers Page
  • Mode of Pollination Page
  • Mechanisms favoring self pollination: Page
  • Mechanisms favouring cross pollination Page
  • Classification of crops as per the pollination Page
  • Determination of pollination in plants Page
  • Estimation cross pollination in plants Page
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  Topic 7

  Self Incompatibility
  

  • Self incompatibility Page
  • Homomorphic system Page
  • Sporophytic incompatibility Page
  • Uses of incompatibility Page
  • Pseudo-compatibility Page
  • Mechanism of self incompatibility Page
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  Topic 8

  Apomixis

  • Introduction Page
  • Types of apomixis Page
  • Apospory Page
  • Development of apomictic embryo Page
  • Genetics of apomixes Page
  • Advantages of apomixis Page
  • Uses of apomixis in plant breeding Page
  • Exploitation of apomixis in crop improvement Page
  • Detection of apomixes Page
  • Maintenance and transfer of apomixes Page
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  Topic 9

  Self Pollination

  • Introduction Page
  • Genetic implications of cross-pollination Page
  • Examples of predominantly cross-pollinated species Page
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  Topic 10

  Qualitative and quantitative characters
   

  • Introduction Page
  • Economically important characters Page
  • Environment and quantitative variation Page
  • Polygenic inheritance Page
  • Gene action Page
  • Components of Genetic Variance Page
  • Concept of heritability Page
  • Types of heritability Page
  • Factors affecting heritability estimates Page
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  Topic 11

  Male sterility and types of male sterility

  • Introduction Page
  • Genetic male sterility Page
  • Cytoplasmic male sterility Page
  • Cytoplasmic Genetic Male Sterility Page
  • Production of Hybrid seed Page
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  Topic 12

  Breeding methods for self pollinated crops

  • Introduction Page
  • Plant breeding methods Page
  • Methods of breeding autogamous crops Page
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  Topic 13

  Pur line selection, Mass selection

  • Introduction Page
  • Pure Line Theory Page
  • Origin of variation in purelines Page
  • Uses of Pure line Page
  • Procedure for Pure line selection Page
  • Mass Selection Page
  • Merits and demerits of Mass Selection Page
  • Comparison of pure line and mass selections Page
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  Topic 14

  Hybridization, pedigree method

  • Introduction Page
  • Aims of Hybridization Page
  • Types of Hybridization Page
  • Procedure of developing hybrid variety Page
  • Pedigree method Page
  • Merits and Demerits of pedigree method Page
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  Topic 15

  Bulk method and single seed descent method

  • Introduction: Bulk Method Page
  • Application of bulk method Page
  • Procedure for Bulk method Page
  • Single seed descent method Page
  • Comparison of pedigree and Bulk method Page
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  Topic 16

  Back Cross Breeding

  • Introduction Page
  • Requirement of back cross breeding Page
  • Applications of back cross breeding Page
  • Procedure for transfer of dominant gene Page
  • Transfer of a recessive gene Page
  • Merits and Demerits of Back cross breeding Page
  • Comparison of back cross and pedigree method Page
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  Topic 17

  Hardy Weinberg law

  • Introduction Page
  • Hardy-Weinberg law Page
  • Factors disturbing the equilibriums in populations
  • Migration Page
  • Mutation Page
  • Random drift or Genetic drift Page
  • Inbreeding Page
  • Selection Page
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  Topic 18

  Systems of mating

  • Introduction Page
  • Random mating Page
  • Genetic assortative mating Page
  • Genetic dis-assortative mating Page
  • Phenotypic assortative mating Page
  • Phenotype dis-assortative mating Page
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  Topic 19

  Inbreeding and Heterosis

  • Inbreeding Page
  • Degrees of inbreeding depression Page
  • Heterosis Page
  • Heterosis and Hybrid Vigour Page
  • Heterosis and dominance in relation to parental values Page
  • Genetic basis of heterosis Page
  • Comparison of dominance and over dominance hypothesis Page
  • Fixation of heterosis Page
  • Factors affecting Heterosis Page
  • Estimation of Heterosis Page
  • Manifestation of heterosis Page
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  Topic 20

  Development and evaluation of inbreds

  • Introduction Page
  • Evaluation of inbreds Page
  • Production of Hybrids Page
  • Success of hybrids Page
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  Topic 21

  Synthetic and composite variety

  • Introduction: Synthetic variety Page
  • Merits and Demerits of Synthetic variety Page
  • Composites Page
  • Comparison of Synthetic and composite varieties Page
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  Topic 22

  Mass selection and Progeny testing

  • Introduction Page
  • Stratified mass selection Page
  • Progeny testing and selection
  • Half sib family selection Page
  • Ear to row method Page
  • Full sib family selection Page
  • Inbred or selfed family selection Page
  • Merits of progeny testing and selection Page
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  Topic 23

  Recurrent selection and types

  • Introduction Page
  • Isolation of inbreds Page
  • Simple recurrent selection Page
  • Recurrent selection for General combining ability Page
  • Recurrent selection for specific combining ability Page
  • Reciprocal Recurrent selection (RRS) Page
  • Applications of reciprocal recurrent selection Page
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  Topic 24

  Breeding methods for asexual crops

  • Characteristics of asexual crops Page
  • Advantages of asexual reproduction Page
  • Limitation of asexual reproduction Page
  • Clone Page
  • Origin of genetic variation Page
  • Breeding approaches Page
  • Introduction Page
  • Selection Page
  • Clonal selection Page
  • Interspecific Hybridization Page
  • Mutation Breeding Page
  • Breeding of apomictic crops Page
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  Topic 25

  Mutation Breeding

  • Introduction Page
  • Types of Mutations Page
  • Mutagens: Physical mutagens Page
  • Chemical mutagens Page
  • Situation of Mutation Breeding Page
  • Steps in mutation Breeding Page
  • Procedure for oligogenic traits Page
  • Procedure for poly genic traits Page
  • Achivements in mutation breeding Page
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  Topic 26

  Polyploid Breeding

  • Introduction Page
  • Types of polyploids Page
  • Features and origin of polyploids Page
  • Aplications of polyploids Page
  • Applications of polyploids in crop improvement Page
  • Induction of polyploidy Page
  • Induction of allopolyploids Page
  • Induction of aneuploids Page
  • Significance of polyploids Page
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  Topic 27

  Plant tisue culture

  • Introduction Page
  • Commonly used media Page
  • Areas of plant tissue culture Page
  • Methods used in plant breeding: Micro propogation Page
  • Somaclonal variation Page
  • Protoplast culture Page
  • Pollen culture Page
  • Ovule culture Page
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  Topic 28

  Biotechnology in plant breeding

  • Introduction Page
  • Molecular marker systems Page
  • Randomly amplified polymorphic DNAs Page
  • Molecular maps Page
  • Divergent parents Page
  • Analysis of marker segregation Page
  • Generation of a suitable mapping population Page
  • Identification of polymorphic probe-enzyme combinations Page
  • Application Of DNA-markers Page
  • Genetic Diversity Page
  • Germplasm Resources Page
  • Identification of crop varieties Page
  • Marker aided selection Page
  • Gene pyramiding Page
  • Heterotic hybrid Page
  • Limitations of molecular markers Page
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  Topic 29

  Intellectual property rights and varietal release

  • Varietal release Page
  • Evaluation of test entries Page
  • Advance varietal trials Page
  • Variety Identification System Page
  • Intellectual Property Rights Page
  • Types of Intellectual Property Rights and IPR Laws
    
  • Orthodox or conventional IPRs Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Patents Page
  • Trademark Page
  • Unorthodox or Innovative IPRs Page
  • Cyber Law Page
  • Geographical Indications of goods Page
  • Organizations involved in IPR Page
  • World trade organisation Page
  • Plant Varieties Protection and Farmers Rights Act Page
  • Rights of breeders and farmers Page
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  Topic 30

  Practical Exercises
  

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  Topic 31

  • Acknowledgement Page