CROP IMPROVEMENT – I(Cereals, millets, pulses & oil seeds etc.)(Kharif)
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Shampa Purkaystha
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Course Code: ASPG 3104 (1-1-0)
Course Objectives:
CO1: Remember the origin and diversity of different crops
CO2: Understand the components of inheritance and various crop improvement techniques
CO3: Understand different breeding techniques for the genetic improvement in kharif crops
CO4: Evaluate the adaptability, stability, Quality parameters, biotic and abiotic stress of various kharif crops
CO5: Utilize hybrid seed production techniques in cultivation of kharif crops
CO6: Design and layout field experiments to analyze the quality characters of donor parents
CO-PO Mapping:
| COs | Course Outcomes | Mapping COs with POs |
| CO1 | Remember the diversity and origin of different crops, the elements of inheritance, and the numerous approaches for crop improvement | PO1,PO2,PO3,PO7 |
| CO2 | Become knowledgeable about various breeding methods and hybrid seed production for genetic improvement in kharif crops | PO1,PO2,PO3,PO4,PO5 |
| CO3 | Analyse the resiliency, stability, quality indicators, biotic and abiotic stress, and other characteristics of various kharif crops | PO1,PO2,PO3,PO9 |
Programme Outcomes:
PO1 : Knowledge Enhancement : Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to Soil Science, Agronomy, Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology and other such areas of agriculture.
PO2 : Professional Enhancement : Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional development.
PO3 : Entrepreneurship Skills : Understanding the processes of setting up and managing viable business ventures.
PO4 : Communication & Extension Skills : Developing appropriate communication skills for effective transfer of knowledge and technologies through extension programs.
PO5 : Team Work : Play effective roles in multidisciplinary teams.
PO7 : Data Handling : Collect, analyze and interpret scientific data.
PO9 : Computational Skills : Recognize, analyze problems and plan strategies for their solutions with the help of computer skills.
Syllabus (Theory):
Unit I: Botanical Name, family, chromosome number, centre of origin, nature of pollination, list of wild relatives (donor parents for different characters), distributions of species of 18 selected crops (rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea,mungbean, soybean, groundnut, sesame, castor, cotton, tobacco, okra, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber).
Unit II: Floral biology as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters of rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea, mungbean, soybean, groundnut, seasame, castor, cotton, tobacco, okra, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber; Breeding methods of rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea, mungbean, soybean, groundnut, sesame, castor, cotton, tobacco, okra, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber.
Unit III: Major breeding objectives (including quality parameters) of rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea, mungbean, soybean, groundnut, sesame, castor, cotton, and tobacco, okra, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber; Ideotype concept for Rice, Pigeonpea, and Cotton. International, National and State level research station and varieties/hybrids released of rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, pigeonpea, mungbean, soybean, groundnut, sesame, castor, cotton, tobacco, okra, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber.
Unit IV: Plant Genetic Resources: definition, important features of germplasm, kinds of germplasm, classification of gene pool, types of seed collections, germplasm activities, exploration – merits and demerits of exploration and collection of germplasm, germplasm conservation – in situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, evaluation, documentation, distribution and utilization, Adaptability & stability, types of adaptation- adaptability; Stability: models for stability analysis; Breeding for biotic and abiotic stress.
Syllabus (Practical):
Emasculation and hybridization techniques rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet; Emasculation and hybridization techniques in pigeonpea and mungbean; Emasculation and hybridization techniques in soybean, groundnut, seasame, castor, cotton; Emasculation and hybridization techniques in tobacco and okra; Emasculation and hybridization techniques in bottle gourd, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber; Maintenance breeding of different kharif crops; Detailed procedure of hybrid seed production of maize, pearl millet and cotton and castor etc.; Visit to seed production plots and submission of report; Visit to AICRP plots of different field crops and submission of report.
References:
1.Manoj Kumar Sharma. 2021. Crop Breeding Vol - I (Kharif Crops) . Rudra Publications.
2. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Yadav. Practical Manual on Crop Improvement-I (Kharif Crops).S.K.Kataria & Sons.
3. Rajendra Kumar Yadav , Crop Breeding- i (Kharif Crops). Kalyani Publishers
4. Joginder Singh, Modern approaches in crop improvement. Weser Books
5. Hari Har Ram (2019), Crop Breeding and Biotechnology: Principles and Methods. Kalyani Publications
Session Plan (Theory):
Session 1: Botanical description, floral biology, breeding methods and breeding objectives as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters in rice and maize
Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives in different cerealshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFN0aPvQzDchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V4t0FTQcVI
https://youtu.be/ijERvziKZqohttps://youtu.be/RTYdyghhHNshttps://youtu.be/X1HZnO5Eb5chttps://youtu.be/XEtFtSbiEXQ
Session 2: Botanical description, floral biology, breeding methods and breeding objectives as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters in sorghum and pearl millet
Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives in different cereals othershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXzOC4PnZFYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1yaD1mgA7Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdZvc_AIIgA&t=423s
https://cropforlife.com/pearl-millet/
Session 3:Botanical description, floral biology, breeding methods and breeding objectives as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters in pigeonpea and mungbean
Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives in different pulseshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dHVMbXErwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uux87T2riEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6ZsS6WZd_I
Session 4: Botanical description, floral biology as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters breeding methods and breeding objectives in soybean and groundnut
Session 5: Botanical description, floral biology, breeding methods and breeding objectives as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters in sesame and castor
Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives in different oilseedshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p5TinkLClQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680VFaDj4hYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVQ2NrC6Psk&t=24s
Session 6: Botanical description, floral biology as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters breeding methods and breeding objectives in cotton and tobacco
Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives in different cash cropshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnLrLN9cPsw
Session 7:Botanical description, floral biology, breeding methods and breeding objectives as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters in okra, bottle gourd and smooth gourd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqO6Js16Jhohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=885lREX4Bzohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEY-omqrxI
Session 8: Botanical description, floral biology, breeding methods and breeding objectives as well as study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters in bitter gourd, ridge gourd and cucumber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEY-omqrxIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEWGuqpx0Mk
Session 9: Study about different International, National and State level research station and varieties/hybrids released in different kharif crops
https://unacademy.com/content/nda/study-material/general-knowledge/list-of-agricultural-research-institutes-in-india/
Session 10: Plant Genetic Resources
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Session 11: Ideotype concept for Rice, Pigeonpea, and Cotton
Session 12: Germplasm conservation – in situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, evaluation, documentation, distribution and utilization
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350772036_Germplasm_Conservation
Session 13: Adaptability & stability, types of adaptation- adaptability
Adaptability & stabilityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05WCVHdOtvc
Session 14: Stability: models for stability analysis
https://drs.icar.gov.in/Electronic-Book/module5/15STABility.pdf
Session 15: Breeding for biotic stress
Biotic stress (Disease)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwafAu2fdAk
Biotic stress (Insect)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H2DB5YHsFI
Session Plan (Practical):
Session 1: Emasculation and hybridization techniques rice, maize
Session 2: Emasculation and hybridization techniques sorghum, pearl millet
https://cropforlife.com/pearl-millet/
Session 3: Emasculation and hybridization techniques in pigeonpea and mungbean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dHVMbXErwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uux87T2riEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6ZsS6WZd_I
Session 4: Emasculation and hybridization techniques in soybean, groundnut
https://youtu.be/zHfosMa5ESQ
Session 5: Emasculation and hybridization techniques in seasame, castor, cotton
Session 6: Emasculation and hybridization techniques in tobacco and okra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=885lREX4Bzohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5oOIcnvFdk
Session 7: Emasculation and hybridization techniques in bottle gourd, bitter gourd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJPCpTcQBd4
Session 8: Emasculation and hybridization techniques in ridge gourd, smooth gourd and cucumber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpeyp3R-kIE
Session 9: Maintenance breeding of different kharif crops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my60k6nwAaY
Session 10: Detailed procedure of hybrid seed production of rice and maize
http://eagri.org/eagri50/GPBR112/pdf/lec08.pdf
Session 11: Detailed procedure of hybrid seed production of sorghum and pearl millet
https://youtu.be/e1N_MsN9HBw
Session 12: Detailed procedure of hybrid seed production of soybean, groundnut
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262179472_Seed_production_in_soybean
Session 13: Detailed procedure of hybrid seed production of cotton and castor
https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/crop_improvement/crop_imprv_emasculation_oilseeds.html
Session 14: Visit to seed production plots and submission of report
Session 15: Visit to AICRP plots of different field crops
Session 16: Submission of report
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