Unit Code: GPB522

Unit Name: Plant Breeding

Description: Importance of breeding, Historical and Modern perspective of plant breeding; Mode of Reproduction in plants; Types of Cultivars in crops, open pureline hybrid and synthetic cultivars; Objectives of Breeding; Definition and importance of stress resistant crops; Breeding against abiotic stress (drought, salinity and temperature resistance); Breeding against biotic stress -I-Disease Resistance; Breeding against biotic stress -II-Fungus, Bacteria and Insect Resistance; Breeding against Weeds - Weed Management; Stress on plants due to climate change; Plant breeding for climate adaptation; Genetics and biotechnology applications for breeding in crop production; Ethics in genetics, biotechnology and breeding of crops.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2