Commercial Plant Breeding: Vol.01

Vegetable Crops (Completes in 2 Parts)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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The book Commercial Plant Breeding-1 Vegetable Crops is comprised of 32 chapters, which are divided into two parts. Part I, Commercial Plant Breeding and Regulatory Affairs, contains 14 chapters and covers topics such as commercial plant breeding, the vegetable seed business, vegetable seed supply chain management, and various acts related to seed and IPR. Part II, Commercial Breeding of Vegetable Crops, consists of the remaining 18 chapters and is devoted to the commercial breeding of individual major vegetable crops relevant to the seed industry. This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying vegetable breeding, as well as professionals in the agricultural industry. The book aims to bridge the gap between the academic and vegetable seed business worlds.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-02-18
Mått474 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt1 530 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor666
FörlagNew India Publishing Agency
ISBN9789390512713

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Hari Har Ram, Ph. D. with major in Plant Breeding and Minor in Biochemistry is currently working as Consultant to a few commercial vegetable seed companies and Tata Trusts, Agriculture Development. He earned his Ph. D. in Plant Breeding from the first state agricultural university the then Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University (UPAU) and now the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar in 1973. On the date of thesis submission itself, he joined as Assistant Professor (Vegetable Breeding) in the department of Plant Breeding and could get guidance of (late) Prof. V. L. Asnani (Maize Breeder), Prof. J. P. Srivastava (Wheat Breeder and my Ph. D. Guide), (late) Prof. Amarjeet Singh (Pearl Millet Breeder and Joint Director, Seed Production and my M. Sc. Ag. Guide), Prof. J. S. Nanda (Rice Breeder), Prof. C. M. Pattanaik (Sorghum Breeder), Prof. B. D. Agrawal (Maize Breeder), (late) Prof. B. Rai and Prof. S. S. Baghel, and others. In 1980, he got additional charge of Soybean Breeding after Dr. B. B. Singh, the then Soybean Breeder left Pantnagar to join as cowpea breeder at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Hari Har Ram was appointed as regular soybean breeder in 1983 and continued on this position till 1992 when he was appointed as Professor (Vegetable Science) in the department of Horticulture and had to leave the department of Plant Breeding where he had spent the most precious moments of life both as a student (M. Sc. Ag. and Ph. D.) from 1967 to 1973 and as a vegetable and soybean breeder from 1973 to 1992. In the department of Plant Breeding, he regularly taught Plant Genetics to the post-graduate students.

Part 01: Commercial Plant Breeding and Regulatory Afairs1. Commercial Plant Breeding2. Vegetable Seed Business in India3. Multi-Location Testing and Product Development4. Grow Out Test5. Seed Supply Chain Management6. Seed Import and Export7. Release and Notification of Vegetable Varieties in India8. The Seed Act 19669. New Seed Policy 198810. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 200111. Biological Diversity Act 200212. DUS Testing and Registration of Varieties13. All India Coordinated Research Project (Vegetable Crops)14. World Vegetable Centre (AVRDC)Part 02: Commercial Breeding of Vegetable Crops15. Tomato16. Chili17. Eggplant18. Okra19. Cabbage20. Cauliflower21. Bottle Gourd22. Bitter Gourd23. Sponge Gourd24. Ridge Gourd25. Cucumber26. Pumpkin27. Watermelon28. Muskmelon29. Onion30. Radish31. Carrot32. Vegetable Pea