Organic Crop Breeding

The goal of plant breeding is to change the plant's heredity to improve plant performance. Since plants are the most basic source of food for the world's people. Higher yielding food plants are a common goal of plant breeding. Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques. Plant breeding has been practiced for thousands of years, since near the beginning of human civilization. The book has been designed for students, researchers in the field of agriculture, botany, horticulture, plant biotechnology, genetics and above all to a horticultural lover. With latest and updated information, the book has been compiled in a simple and easy language.