Breeding of Fruits and Plantation Crops

Contents: Section I: Basic Considerations. 1. An Overview. 2. Breeding Strategies. Section II: Breeding of Fruit Crops. 3. Breeding of Mango. 4. Breeding of Banana. 5. Breeding of Citrus. 6. Breeding of Grapes. 7. Breeding of Papaya. 8. Breeding of Guava. 9. Breeding of Pineapple. 10. Breeding of Litchi. 11. Breeding of Ber. 12. Breeding of Aonla. 13. Breeding of Pomegranate. 14. Breeding of Apple. 15. Breeding of Pear. 16. Breeding of Peach. 17. Breeding of Almond. 18. Breeding of Walnut. Section III: Breeding of Plantation Crops. 19. Breeding of Coconut. 20. Breeding of Arecanut. 21. Breeding of Cashewnut. 22. Breeding of Tea. 23. Breeding of Coffee. 24. Breeding of Oil Palm.

The book "Breeding of Fruit & Plantation Crops' is written as per the syllabus of 5th Deans' Committee of ICAR, New Delhi. It covers the entire syllabus in 24 chapters including An Overview of Fruit and Plantation Crop Breeding, Breeding Strategies, and Breeding of 16 Fruit Crops (Mango, Banana, Citrus, Grapes, Papaya, Guava, Pineapple, Litchi, Ber, Aonla, Pomegranate, Apple, Pear, Peach, Almond, Walnut) and 06 Plantation Crops (Coconut, Arecanut, Cashewnut, Tea, Coffee and Oil Palm). Simple and lucid language has been used for easy understanding of the beginners. Questions are set at the end of each chapter to assess the understanding of the students.