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Wiley Principles of Plant Breeding An Indian Adaptation 2nd Edition 2023 by Robert W Allard
Principles of Plant Breeding provides comprehensive coverage of the whole area of plant breeding. It covers modes of reproduction in plants, breeding objectives and schemes, genetics, predictions, selection, alternative techniques, and practical considerations. Each chapter is carefully laid out in a student-friendly way. The book is essential reading for all those studying, teaching, and researching plant breeding and genetics.
This Indian adapted edition is restructured, offering new and updated material, and focusing on more in-depth coverage of the principles and techniques of plant breeding. It includes four new chapters on Biometrical methods in plant breeding, Breeding cross-pollinated crops, Breeding for biotic and abiotic diseases resistance, and Novel technologies in crop improvement. Most of the chapters have been completely updated with current developments. The content has also been reorganized to align it better with the curriculum requirements. A new appendix on Plant Breeding on Commercial Scale has been added.