Vegetable Crops : Genetics Resources and Improvements

Contents: Preface. 1. Biodiversity of vegetable crops: An overview/D.K. Singh and H. Choudhary. 2. Germplasm utilization in vegetable improvement/Umesh Srivastava. 3. Concept and applications of core collections in the efficient management of plant genetic resources/S.K. Mishra and I.S. Bisht. 4. Plant genetic resources management in vegetable crops/Hari Har Ram and D.K. Singh. 5. Collection, characterization and conservation of indigenous germplasm of vegetable crops/S.K. Mishra, Ashok Kumar, S.K. Yadav and K.K. Gangopadhyay. 6. In-Situ conservation approach for germplasm of vegetable crops/S.K. Verma, K.S. Negi and K.C. Muneem. 7. Molecular Markers and genetic resource management of vegetable crops/H. Choudhary and D.K. Singh. 8. Intellectual property rights in relation to germplasm Management/H.S. Chawla. 9. Impact of genetic modified crops on biodiversity and environment: Biosafety issues and regulation/Anil Kumar and Sonu Ambwani. 10. Role of bioinformatics in crop diversity analysis/Soma Marla. 11. Application of Cell and Tissue culture techniques for plant genetic resources management/H.S. Chawla. 12. Exploitation of germplams for Okra improvement in India/N.C. Gautam. 13. Genetic diversity of indigenous underutilized cucurbits/S.K. Verma, K.S. Negi, K.C. Muneem and R.R. Arya. 14. Genetic resources of vegetable crops of north eastern Himalayan region/R.K. Yadav, H. Choudhary, S.K. Sanwal and D.K. Singh. 15. Leafy vegetables: Genetic resources and improvement/K.K. Gangopadhyay, Gunjeet Kumar and S.K. Yadav. 16. Genetic resources for cowpea breeding/NB.B. Singh. 17. Genetic resources for Cole crops improvement/S.R. Sharma and Chander Prakash. 18. Management of parthenocarpic genotypes of cucumber/D.K. Singh and H. Choudhary. 19. Breeding potential of indigenous germplasm of cucurbits/D.K. Singh. 20. Plant genetic resource management of tomato/D.K. Singh and H. Choudhary. 21. Breeding approaches for utilization of wild species in the improvement of vegetable crops/H. Choudhary and D.K. Singh. 22. Biochemical characterization of indigenous genetic resources of vegetable crops/A.K. Gaur and D. Khokhar. 23. Role of Gene bank in plant genetic resource (PGR) Management of vegetable crops/K.S. Negi, K.C. Muneem, S.K. Verma, A.S. Rana and P.S. Mehta. 24. Biometrical approaches for diversity in vegetable crops/D. Roy. 25. Management of genetic resources of vegetable crops using geographical information system/Rajeev Kumar and H. Choudhary. 26. Harvesting the potential of indigenous genetic resources for improvement of Brinjal/A.S. Sidhu. 27. Indigenous genetic resources of underutilized vegetable crops/K.V. Peter, P.G. Sadhan Kumar and S. Nirmala Devi. 28. Genetic resources for pea improvement/Y.V. Singh, Shri Dhar and K.B. Bhushen. 29. Genetic resource for improvement of Radish/N. Ahmed, A.J. Gup[pta and K. Hussain. 30. Genetic resource potential for Turnip Improvement/N. Ahmed, H. Chaoudhary, A.J. Gupta and K. Hussain. 31. Genetic resource potential for carrot improvement/N. Ahmed, H. Chaoudhary, A.J. Gupta and K. Hussain. 32. Marker  assisted selection (MAS) for genetic improvement in cucurbitaceous vegetables/T.K. Behera. 33. Exploitation of indigenous genetic resources for chilli improvement/Durvesh Kumar Singh. 34. Genetic resources for potato improvement in India/Dhirendra Singh and K.P. Singh. 35. Breeding potential of indigenous germplasm of seed spices crops/S.K. Malhotra. 36. Biodiversity and utilization of medicinal mushrooms with particular reference to Ganoderma lucidum and cordyceps sinensis/R.P. Singh and K.K. Mishra.

Plant genetic resources comprising of reservoir of gene and gene complex are basic raw materials for genetic improvement of any crop including vegetables.

The book entitled vegetable crops: Genetic Resources and improvement is a compilation of information generated through research work of many scientists in India and abroad from reputed institutes like, IIHR, IARI, GBUAT, TNAU, IIVR, CCSHAU, PAU, MPUAT, CSKKVV, BCKV etc.,

The book contains introductory chapter on various aspects of collection, characterization, conservation and utilization of germplasm in genetic improvement of different vegetable crops highlighting the importance of genetic resource management and their achievement in India. Application of different biotechnological tools and techniques like, tissue culture, molecular markers and bioinformatics in conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources have been included. The issues related to biosafety regulations and IPR have also been discussed.

Genetic improvement of different vegetable crops through utilization of genetic resources have been dealt in chapters covering all important vegetables including underutilized vegetables, seed spices and edible mushrooms.

This book is very helpful to the teachers, scientists, students and personals involved in PGRE management, who wish to update the knowledge on recent technological advances in genetic resource management and improvement of vegetable crops.