This chapter provides information on germplasm resources and biodiversity, cytology, unreduced pollen grains, plant morphology, molecular markers, marker-assisted selection, genome size and genomics, breeding criteria, rootstocks, classical breeding, and breeding through biotechnology of...

This chapter focuses on the use of genomic information to characterize forest tree population diversity, the relationship among populations, and the detection of loci that contribute to their adaptation. Other aspects related to population genetics of tree species, such as geographic variation,...

This second edition, which is completely updated with new content and full-colour figures throughout, continues to provide complete coverage relating to the production of cucurbits, including cucumbers, gourds, muskmelons, pumpkins, squashes and watermelons. It provides up-to-date, succinct and...

This chapter provides information on the varietal diversity, crop improvement, plant genetic resources, inheritance pattern, conventional breeding, overcoming barriers to hybridization, backcross breeding, heterosis, combining ability, mutation breeding and marker-assisted breeding in pawpaws (...

This chapter outlines the scientific and development impacts of forage diversity conservation, characterization and distribution work under the international network of forage collections in CGIAR. The focus for the future will continue to be on the core operations that are essential to conserve...

This chapter focuses on the long-standing debate regarding the balance between the commercial agro-industrial model that dominates in advanced industrial democracies and the more traditional cultivation of plants and animals using age-old techniques, knowledge, landrace seeds and animals. The...

This chapter discusses tissue culture, including topics on micropropagation, organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis, in vitro production of metabolites, cultivar improvement, beneficial microorganisms, somaclonal variation, and in vitro germplasm conservation of pineapple. Anther and ovule...

This book covers various aspects of Indian agriculture. It consists of 32 chapters that are presented in 12 parts with the following headings: agricultural scenario; revolutions in agriculture; reorienting agricultural research for innovation; improving productivity and production; harnessing...

This chapter offers background information on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and discusses a number of issues and concerns in its implementation in India, such as with regard to access and benefit-sharing mechanisms.

This chapter presents an overview of global, regional and national (India) initiatives on agrobiodiversity conservation and crop germplasm exchange. Regulations concerning access and benefit sharing (ABS) are also briefly examined. It is argued that change is needed for facilitated ABS and that the ...