Glimpses of Cotton Breeding: Problems and Achievements
by Singh, Phundan & Sanjeev Singh
ISBN: 9789388027236
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 6495.00
Biblio : xii+162p., tbls., indx., 25cm
Author Profile
Dr. Phundan Singh [b. 1946] hails from a reputed agricultural family of Western Uttar Pradesh [Village-Sakauti, Tehsil- Mawana, District- Meerut]. He graduated in Agriculture from Agra University, Agra and obtained his Master and Doctorate degrees from Kanpur University. He has throughout a brilliant academic record. His area of specialization is Plant Breeding and Genetics. He was selected as Scientist of first competitive examination conducted by ICAR through ASRB.
Dr. P. Singh has total expe
About The Book
This book provides comprehensive information on Cotton Breeding in one compact volume. Hope this book would be useful to the students, researchers, plant breeders and seed producers engaged with cotton crop.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
1. History and Problems 1
2. Evolution of Cultivated Cottons 11
3. Species and Races 15
4. Male Sterility 23
5. Breeding Methods 33
6. Breeding in North Zone [Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan] 39
7. Breeding in Central Zone [Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and
Gujarat] 47
8. Breeding in South Zone [Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu] 57
9. Transgenic Breeding 67
10. DUS Testing 85
11. Cotton Seed as Source of Edible Oil 93
12. Indian Seed Legislation 103
