Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Essentials Of Plant Breeding

K.V. MOHANAN, Ph.D., is Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding in the Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala. He has twenty seven years of experience in teaching genetics, plant breeding and biostatistics to postgraduate students. He has also supervised many scholars for their research work.
Dr. Mohanan has published several research papers and popular science papers. He has also authored four books on various topics of biological sciences. He is on the editorial board of some important international journals and member of several academic and professional bodies. His areas of interest include genetics and breeding of tropical crops.

Essentials of Plant Breeding provides comprehensive coverage of principles and practices used in plant breeding. Covering basic concepts of genetics and conventional methods, the book discusses all modern methods and advance techniques of plant breeding. It also deals with the pest and disease resistance, quality improvement, heterosis breeding, ideotype breeding, etc. The book has a special mention on variety release, seed certification, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and sustainable agriculture.
The present book is primarily intended for the undergraduate students of agricultural sciences and botany. The book is also useful for the postgraduate students of botany and plant science.
ISBN: 9788120339682
Published by: PHI Learing
For more information and discount price, please visit www.indiabookmart.com

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