Plant Breeding

Background

Presentation slides based on undergraduate curriculum PLB-221-Introductory Plant Breeding of 30 credit hours equivalent of lectures.

1. Introduction to Plant Breeding [ Slide1][ Slide2][ Slide 3]
2. Domestication, Plant Introduction and Acclimatization [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
3. Modes of Reproduction and Pollination Control [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
4. Quantitative and Qualitative Characters [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
5. Selection Methods in Self-pollinated Crops [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
6. Hybridization Techniques and its Consequences [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
7. Genetic Composition of Cross Pollinated Crops [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
8. Selection in Cross Pollinated Crops [ Slide1][ Slide 2]
9. Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression [ Slide1, Slide2][ Slide 3]
10. Mutation Breeding [ Slide 1]
11. Polyploidy in Plant Breeding [ Slide 1]
12. Breeding Methods in Self Pollinated Crops [ Slide 1]
13. Breeding Methods in Cross Pollinated Crops [ Slide 1]
14. Clonal Selection and Hybridization [ Slide 1]
15. Release of New Varieties [ Slide 1]
16. Quality Seed [ Slide 1]
17. Crop Improvement in Nepal [ Slide 1]
18. Intellectual Property Rights [ Slide 1]
19. Plant Breeding Organizations [ Slide 1]