Principles of plant breeding /
Allard, R. W. 1919-2003.
Principles of plant breeding / Allan, R.W. - New York : Wiley, 1960 - xi, 485 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
CONTENTS
Section One
Nature and goals of plan breeding
Patterns of evolution in cultivated species
Plant introduction and domestication
Reproductive systems in cultivated plants
Reproductive systems and plant breeding methods
Section Two Genetic basis of breeding self pollinated crops
Selection under self fertilization
Genetic consequences of hybridization
Quantitative inheritance
Role of genotype
Genetic components of continuous variation
Section Three Breeding methods with self pollinated crops
Pure-line breeding and mass selection
Pedigree method of plant breeding
Bulk-population breeding
Back cross breeding
Section Four genetic basis of breeding cross-pollinated plants
Theory of selection in population of cross pollinated plants
Response to selection and genetic organization of population
System of mating and their genetic consequences
General features of inbreeding depression and heterosis
System of pollinationcontrol in crop plants
Section Five: Breeding methods with cross -pollinated crops
Selection in cross pollinated crops
Hybrid varieties
Reccurent seletion
Synthetic varieties
Section Six: Breeding for disease resistance
Variability system of pathogenetic fungi
Variability in diseases reaction of host species
Breeding disease-resitant varieties
Section Seven :Polyploidy
General features of polyploid
Cytogenetic of aneuploids
Inherintance in autopolyploids
Cytogenetics of allopolyploids
Section Eight Interspecific hybridization
Cytology and genetics of interspecific hybrids
Interspecific hybridization in plant breeding
Section Nine Miscellaneous topics
Mutation breeding
Distribution and mantanance of imroved varieties
Includes bibliographical references and index
0471023108
Plant breeding.
631.522 / ALL
Principles of plant breeding / Allan, R.W. - New York : Wiley, 1960 - xi, 485 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
CONTENTS
Section One
Nature and goals of plan breeding
Patterns of evolution in cultivated species
Plant introduction and domestication
Reproductive systems in cultivated plants
Reproductive systems and plant breeding methods
Section Two Genetic basis of breeding self pollinated crops
Selection under self fertilization
Genetic consequences of hybridization
Quantitative inheritance
Role of genotype
Genetic components of continuous variation
Section Three Breeding methods with self pollinated crops
Pure-line breeding and mass selection
Pedigree method of plant breeding
Bulk-population breeding
Back cross breeding
Section Four genetic basis of breeding cross-pollinated plants
Theory of selection in population of cross pollinated plants
Response to selection and genetic organization of population
System of mating and their genetic consequences
General features of inbreeding depression and heterosis
System of pollinationcontrol in crop plants
Section Five: Breeding methods with cross -pollinated crops
Selection in cross pollinated crops
Hybrid varieties
Reccurent seletion
Synthetic varieties
Section Six: Breeding for disease resistance
Variability system of pathogenetic fungi
Variability in diseases reaction of host species
Breeding disease-resitant varieties
Section Seven :Polyploidy
General features of polyploid
Cytogenetic of aneuploids
Inherintance in autopolyploids
Cytogenetics of allopolyploids
Section Eight Interspecific hybridization
Cytology and genetics of interspecific hybrids
Interspecific hybridization in plant breeding
Section Nine Miscellaneous topics
Mutation breeding
Distribution and mantanance of imroved varieties
Includes bibliographical references and index
0471023108
Plant breeding.
631.522 / ALL