Breeding Crop Plants

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Plant genetics. 3. Biometrical methods. 4. Field plot technic. 5. The mode of reproduction in relation to breeding. 6. Controlling pollination. 7. Some results of selection with self fertilized crops. 8. Some results of crossing as a means of improving self fertilized crops. 9. Methods of breeding small grains. 10. Classification and inheritance in wheat. 11. Classification and inheritance of small grains other than wheat. 12. Cowpeas, soybeans, and velvet beans. 13. Flax and tobacco. 14. Cotton and sorghum. 15. Inheritance in maize. 16. Maize breeding. 17. Grasses, clover and Alfalfa. 18. Potato improvement. 19. Breeding of vegetables. 20. Fruit breeding. 21. Farmers methods of producing pure seeds. Definitions. Literature citations. Index.