Advanced Breeding Field Crops (PPT 541)

Significance of Plant Breeding, Germplasm definition, and Significance. Biodiversity, Germplasm collection, Characterization and use. Germplasm maintenance and Conservation, in situ conservation, ex situ conservation, Cryopreservation, Genomic conservation, world collections, CGIAR and NRC Network. Plant material transferee and quarantine system, Genetic Variance, Genetic components of variance, Heterosis, Heritability, Genetic advance, Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium, Selection and consequences on population structure, G X E interaction and yield stability across environments, Genetic Variance, Genetic components of variance, Heterosis, Heritability, Genetic advance, Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium, Selection and consequences on population structure, G X E interaction and yield stability across environments, Biotechnology Applications in Plant Breeding,: Molecular markers and its application in plant breeding, In vitro culture and its applications in plant breeding, Genetic engineering and plant breeding, Molecular breeding concept