HETEROSIS AND HYBRID BREEDING
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Publisher: Scientific International Pvt. Ltd.
Author: R.B. SINGH, A.K. SINGH, B.D. SINGH
Language: English
Subject: Agricultural Science
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9789363631984
Copyright Year: 2025
About the Book
Heterosis and Hybrid Breeding provides a comprehensive understanding of hybrid vigor and its practical application in crop improvement. The book explains the genetic basis of heterosis, different hypotheses proposed to explain hybrid vigor, and the role of dominance, overdominance, and epistasis in hybrid performance.
It discusses methods of hybrid development in self- and cross-pollinated crops, mechanisms of male sterility, pollination control techniques, and breeding strategies for developing high-yielding hybrid varieties. The book also covers combining ability analysis, inbreeding depression, population improvement methods, and selection techniques used in modern plant breeding programs.
Special emphasis is given to the practical application of hybrid breeding in major field crops, along with advances in biotechnology and molecular tools that support hybrid development. Written in clear and structured language, this book is highly useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture, plant breeding, and genetics, as well as researchers and professionals involved in crop improvement programs.
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Book Details
Publisher: Scientific International Pvt. Ltd.
Author: R.B. SINGH, A.K. SINGH, B.D. SINGH
Language: English
Subject: Agricultural Science
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9789363631984
Copyright Year: 2025
About the Book
Heterosis and Hybrid Breeding provides a comprehensive understanding of hybrid vigor and its practical application in crop improvement. The book explains the genetic basis of heterosis, different hypotheses proposed to explain hybrid vigor, and the role of dominance, overdominance, and epistasis in hybrid performance.
It discusses methods of hybrid development in self- and cross-pollinated crops, mechanisms of male sterility, pollination control techniques, and breeding strategies for developing high-yielding hybrid varieties. The book also covers combining ability analysis, inbreeding depression, population improvement methods, and selection techniques used in modern plant breeding programs.
Special emphasis is given to the practical application of hybrid breeding in major field crops, along with advances in biotechnology and molecular tools that support hybrid development. Written in clear and structured language, this book is highly useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture, plant breeding, and genetics, as well as researchers and professionals involved in crop improvement programs.
