Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops

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  General

  Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops
  (2+1)
  

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  • Overview Page
  • Lecture schedule Page
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  26 February - 4 March

  Lecture-1
  History, development and importance of fruit breeding
  

  • Introduction Page
  • History of fruit research Page
  • Fruit Breeding Page
  • Objectives of fruit breeding Page
  • Importance of fruit breeding Page
  • General steps in fruit breeding Page
  • Quiz
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  5 March - 11 March

  Lecture-2

  Centers of diversity, distribution and domestication of fruit species
  

  • Centre of origin Page
  • Diversity in Horticultural crops Page
  • Horticultural Genetic Resources (HGR) in indian gene centre Page
  • Regions in India with rich HGR diversity Page
  • Acclimatization Page
  • Quiz
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  12 March - 18 March

  Lecture-3
  Problems in fruit breeding - poly ploidy and heterozygosity

  • Polyploidy Page
  • Behaviour of polyploid crops Page
  • Types of polyploidy Page
  • Quiz
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  19 March - 25 March

  Lecture-4
  Problems in fruit breeding – polyembryony, parthenocarpy and seedlessness
  

  • Polyembryony Page
  • Parthenocarpy and Seedlessness Page
  • Induction of seedlessness in fruits Page
  • Quiz
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  26 March - 1 April

  Lecture-5
  Incompatability and sterility systems

  • Self incompatibility Page
  • Genetic control of self incompatibility Page
  • Gametophytic and Sporophytic self incompatibility Page
  • Mechanism of self incompatibility Page
  • Methods of overcoming self incompatibilty Page
  • Advantages and disadvantagesof self incompatibility Page
  • Pollination pattern and incompatibility Page
  • Male sterility Page
  • Quiz
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  2 April - 8 April

  Lecture-6
  Apomixis – merits and demerits, types

  • Apomixis Page
  • Classification of apomixis Page
  • Development of apomictic embryo sac Page
  • Genetics of apomixis Page
  • Advantages of apomixis in plant breeding Page
  • Exploitation of apomixes in crop improvement Page
  • Maintenance and transfer of apomixis Page
  • Quiz
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  9 April - 15 April

  Lecture-7
  Variability, germplasm and its significance

  • Introduction Page
  • Variability Page
  • Germpalsm collection and its significance Page
  • Quiz
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  16 April - 22 April

  Lecture-8
  Breeding strategies - clonal selection

  • Clone Page
  • Genetic variation within clones Page
  • Clonal degeneration Page
  • Clonal selection Page
  • Advantages and limitations of clonal selection Page
  • Hybridization between clones Page
  • Quiz
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  23 April - 29 April

  Lecture-9
  Breeding strategies - bud mutations and chimeras

  • Bud mutations Page
  • Somatic mutations Page
  • Chimeras Page
  • Quiz
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  30 April - 6 May

  Lecture-10
  Breeding strategies –mutagenesis and its application

  • Mutation Page
  • Procedure of mutation breeding Page
  • Handling of the Mutagen – Treated Population Page
  • Mutation breeding scheme for the improvement of horticultural tree plants Page
  • General characteristics of mutation Page
  • Quiz
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