Breeding of Fruit and Plantation Crops

Lecture schedule

Theory

1. History and development, importance of fruit breeding
2. Centers of diversity distribution and domestication of fruit species
3. Problems in fruit breeding – heterozygosity, polyploidy
4. Problems in fruit breeding –(contd) polyembryony, parthenocarpy & seedlessness
5. Incompatibility & sterility systems
6. Apomixis - merits & demerits, types
7. Variability, Germplasm and its significance
8. Breeding strategies – Clonal selection
9. Breeding strategies – Bud mutations and Chimeras
10. Breeding strategies – Mutagenesis and its application
11. Breeding strategies – hybridization and problems associated with.
12. Resistance breeding for biotic & abiotic stresses
13. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in improvement of fruit crops
14. Mid semester examination
15. Crop improvement in Mango
16. Crop improvement in Banana
17. Crop improvement in Citrus
18. Crop improvement in Grapes
19. Crop improvement in Papaya
20. Crop improvement in Sapota & Pomegranate
21. Crop improvement in Pine apple & Guava
22. Crop improvement in Apple and other Rosaceae crops
23. History and importance of plantation crops
24. Origin, distribution, domestication and adoption of plantation crops
25. Breeding strategies, clonal selection, poly-clonal orchards, bud mutation, mutagenesis and its application in crop improvement of plantation crops
26. Hybridization, haploid and ploidy breeding and In vitro techniques in the improvement of plantation crops
27. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in Coconut
28. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in Arecanut and oil palm
29. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in palmyrah palm and rubber
30. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in cashewnut
31. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in coffee
32. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in tea
33. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in cocoa
34. Genetic resources, objectives of breeding, principles and method of breeding and salient breeding achievements in kokam & betelvine

Practical schedule

1. Study of floral biology & anthesis time in mango and Cashew
2. Study of floral biology & different cultivars of banana for their genome
3. Study of different species of citrus & morphological description
4. Study of floral biology of Guava & Sapota
5. Study of floral biology of grape and pomegranate
6. Study of pollen fertility in major fruit crops
7. Study & practice of crossing technique in major fruit crops
8. Study of polyembryony in certain mango & citrus spp
9. Study of different sex forms of papaya, their anthesis time
10. Visit to Biotechnology Lab & study of in– vitro breeding techniques
11. Exposure to resistance breeding & screening techniques
12. Practices in mutation breeding
13. Botany, floral biology, selfing and crossing techniques for plantation crops
14. Study of pollen viability, emasculation and pollination procedures in plantation crops
15. Production of hybrids in plantation crops
16. Visit to research institutes involved in Plantation crops Research
17. Practical examination