Plant Breeding

What is Seed Processing?

Production of high-quality seeds requires considerable technical skills and several rigid requirements to be fulfilled, to ensure high purity and…

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Breeding for Disease Resistance in Plants

Disease is an abnormal condition caused by an organism or a deviation from the normal functioning of the physiology of…

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Polyploidy Breeding in Plants

Polyploidy is the condition of living cells have more than two sets of homologous chromosomes. Although this is a natural…

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Mutation Breeding in Plants

Mutation refers to the sudden change in the genetic combination which is heritable but not caused by recombination and segregation.…

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Heterosis in Plant Breeding & Its Causes

Heterosis can be defined as the increase in vigor, growth, yield, and function of hybrids over their parents resulting from…

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What is Hybridization in Plant Breeding?

What is Hybridization in Plant Breeding? Hybridization refers to the cross between two plants or lines having different genotypes. In…

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Selection Methods In Plant Breeding

Plant selection is the process where plant materials of desirable characteristics are chosen. This is one of the most effective…

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Plant Introduction & Acclimatization

Plant introduction and acclimatization is the process of introducing plants to a new location with a different climate from their…

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Objectives Of Plant Breeding

The primary objective of plant breeding is to improve the characteristics of plants so that they are economically more desirable.…

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Introduction of Plant Breeding

Plants are an integral part of every life on the earth. Humans are directly and indirectly dependent on plants for…

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