Fundamentals of Plant Breeding

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Mr. Abhilash Behera

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Course Name : FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANT BREEDING

Code(Credit) : ASPG2103 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To impart knowledge to the students on the principles and procedures of plant breeding in self and cross pollinated crops for development of the high yielding varieties / hybrids with the help of various conventional and modern molecular approaches.

Learning Outcomes

  • • Learn breeding procedures in self and cross pollinated crops
    • Understand exploitation of heterosis utilizing male sterility and other methods
    • Know about the various population improvement programmes
    • Study about the fundamentals of mutation, polyploidy and wide hybridization and their role in crop improvement
    • Orientation regarding modern molecular approaches like Marker Assisted Selection

Course Syllabus

Theory
Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding, major achievements and future prospects; Genetics in relation to plant breeding, modes of reproduction and apomixes, self – incompatibility and male sterility- genetic consequences, cultivar options. Domestication, Acclimatization, introduction; Centre of origin/diversity, component of Genetic variation; Heritability and genetic advance; Genetic basis and breeding methods in self- pollinated crops-mass and pure line selection, hybridization techniques and handling of segregating population; Multiline concept. Concepts of population genetics and Hardy-Weinberg Law, Genetic basis and methods of breeding cross-pollinated crops, modes of selection; Heterosis and inbreeding depression, development of inbred lines and hybrids, composite and synthetic varieties; Breeding methods in asexually propagated crops, clonal selection and hybridization; Wide hybridization and pre-breeding; Polyploidy in relation to plant breeding, mutation breeding-methods and uses; Breeding for important biotic and abiotic stresses; Biotechnological tools-DNA markers and marker-assisted selection. Participatory plant breeding; Intellectual Property Rights, Patenting, Plant Breeders and & Farmer’s Rights.

Practical
Plant Breeder’s kit, Study of germplasm of various crops. Study of floral structure of self-pollinated and cross-pollinated crops. Emasculation and hybridization techniques in self & cross-pollinated crops.Consequences of inbreeding on genetic structure of resulting populations.Study of male sterility system.Handing of segregation populations.Methods of calculating mean, range, variance, standard deviation, heritability. Designs used in plant breeding experiment, analysis of Randomized Block Design. To work out the mode of pollination in a given crop and extent of natural outcrossing. Prediction of performance of double-cross hybrids.

Text Books / References:
Principles of Plant Breeding - B. D. Singh
Essentials of Plant Breeding – Phundan Singh
Principles of Plant Breeding - R.W. Allard

Principles of Plant Breeding ICAR eCourse Link

Breeding of Field and Horticultural Crops ICAR eCourse Link

Session Plan

Session 1

Historical development, concept, nature and role of plant breeding, major achievements and future prospects

1. Introduction to Plant Breeding

1. Concept, History, Role and Achievements

Introduction to Plant Breeding

Practice Session 1

Study of Floral Structure of Self-Pollinated and Cross Pollinated Crops

Features Promoting Self Pollination in Plants

Session 4

Practice Session 2

Plant Breeder’s Kit, Study of Germplasm of Various Crops

Session 5

Self–Incompatibility: Genetic consequences, Cultivar Options

5. Self – incompatibility.docx

5. Self Incompatibility

self – incompatibility

Session 6

Practice Session 3

Methods of Calculating Mean, Range, Variance, Standard Deviation, Heritability

Measures of Variability

Session 8

Genetic Basis and Breeding Methods in Self- Pollinated Crops-Mass and Pure Line Selection

8. Genetic basis and breeding methods in self- pollinated crops-mass and pure line selection.docx

Breeding methods

Pureline and Mass Selection

Session 9

Hybridization Techniques and Handling of Segregating Population: Pedigree Method

9. Hybridization techniques & Handling of segregating population Pedigree method.docx

Pedigree method

Practice Session 4

Session 10

Hybridization Techniques and Handling of Segregating Population: Bulk Method

10. Handling of segregating population Bulk Method

Bulk Method

Single Seed Descent Method

Session 11

Session 13

Genetic Basis and Methods of Breeding Cross-Pollinated Crops, Population Improvement

13. Population Improvement.docx

Recurrent Selection

Session 15

Practice Session 5

Prediction of Performance of Double-Cross Hybrids; Consequences of Inbreeding on Genetic Structure of Resulting Populations

Session 16

Session 20

Participatory Plant Breeding; Intellectual Property Rights, Patenting, Plant Breeders and & Farmer’s Rights

20. IPR

Intellectual Property Rights

Practice Session 06

Designs Used in Plant Breeding Experiment

Field Designs Used in Plant Breeding

Types of Experimental Designs

Practice Session 07

Analysis of Randomized Block Design

Designing RCBD

Analysis of RCBD

Practice Session 08

To Work Out The Mode of Pollination in a Given Crop and Extent of Natural Outcrossing

Our Main Teachers

He has pursued his Master’s degree in Institute of Agriculture Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi with specialization in Genetics and Plant Breeding and has secured highest score with Gold Medal sponsored by Champa Devi. He had 2 years experience in Research under “Biochemical characterization of endophytic bacteria and their impact on plant growth promotion in […]