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Commercial Plant Breeding
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 7 • GPB 411
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Theory Lecture Schedule
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Theory Lecture Schedule
39 indexed topics01
Introduction to commercial plant breeding: importance and scope
02
Types of crops and Modes of plant reproduction: sexual and asexual
03
Self-pollination: mechanisms and significance
04
Cross-pollination: mechanisms and significance
05
Line development in self-pollinated crops
06
Line development in cross-pollinated crops
07
Maintenance breeding: concepts and applications
08
A/BIR system in hybrid development
09
Two-line system for hybrid development T
10
Genetic testing of commercial hybrids TI. _ Principles of hybrid seed production 1
12
Advances in hybrid seed production of maize
13
Advances in hybrid seed production of rice
14
Advances in hybrid seed production of sorghum and pearl millet
15
Advances in hybrid seed production of castor and sunflower
16
Advances in hybrid seed production of cotton
17
Advances in hybrid seed production of pigeon pea
18
Advances in hybrid seed production of brassica
19
Techniques for genetic purity testing
20
Speed breeding, shuttle breeding & organic breeding
21
Breeding management systems T
22
High-Throughput phenotyping platforms T
23
Quality seed production in vegetable crops: open field
24
Quality seed production in vegetable crops: protected environments
25
Haploid inducers in line development
26
Tissue culture techniques: micropropagation and somatic hybridization
27
Biotechnological tools in plant breeding
28
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Plant Breeding T
29
NDUS Testing: Principles and Applications T
30
Registration of Varieties under the PPV & FR Act
31
Variety Testing: Concepts and Methods
32
Variety Release Systems in India
33
Notification of Varieties: Procedure and Guidelines
34
Principles of Seed Production
35
Types of seeds: breeder, foundation, certified, and hybrid T
36
Seed quality testing: physical and genetic purity
37
Seed quality testing: moisture content and germination T
38
Certification standards for seed production
39
Seed Production in self-pollinated crops
40
Seed Production in cross-pollinated crops 41. Role of protected cultivation in seed production 1 42 Synthetic and Composite Varieties I
Practical Lecture Schedule
13 indexed topicsOpen lecture topics and notes ↓
Practical Lecture Schedule
13 indexed topics01
Floral Biology in Self and Cross-Pollinated Species T
02
Selfing and Crossing Techniques in Self- and Cross-Pollinated Species
03
Seed production methods using A/B/R and two-line systems T
04
Hybrid Seed Production Using Male-Sterility System
05
Challenges in Hybrid Seed Production
06
Tools and techniques for optimizing hybrid seed production and T difficulties in hybrid seed production
07
Concept of rouging in seed production plot
08
Concept of line multiplication and purification in hybrid seed production.
09
Role of pollinators in hybrid seed production. T
10
Hybrid seed production techniques in major crops and vegetables TI. Sampling and analytical procedures for purity testing and detection 1 of spurious seed
12
Seed drying and storage structure in quality seed management T
13
Screening techniques during seed processing, viz. grading and packaging
14
Visit to public private seed production and processing plants
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