Description
Basics of Crop Improvement is a comprehensive and up-to-date textbook designed for students, educators, researchers, and professionals in the field of agricultural sciences. The book provides a clear understanding of both classical and modern approaches to crop improvement, making complex concepts easy to grasp.
It covers fundamental topics such as crop domestication, genetic diversity, modes of reproduction, and pollination systems, along with detailed explanations of breeding methods in self-pollinated, cross-pollinated, and often cross-pollinated crops. The book also introduces advanced tools including molecular breeding, marker-assisted selection (MAS), genomic selection, genetic engineering, and genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9.
Special emphasis is given to climate-smart breeding, biofortification, crop-specific improvement strategies, seed certification, intellectual property rights, and future trends in crop improvement, making the book highly relevant to present-day agricultural challenges.
