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Book SynopsisFruit Breeding is an art and science demanding prolonged time, space and intrinsic qualities. Seed propagation leads to heterogeneity and asexual propagation of elite clones' leads to newer and novel types. There are temperate, sub-tropical and tropical fruits differing in photo and thermo periodic requirements. There are also parthenocarpic and apomictic fruit trees demanding special breeding methods for improvement. Aroma, taste and flavor are unique to fruits unlike other horticultural crops like vegetables, spices, plantation crops and tubers. The book unravels history of fruit breeding, biodiversity, challenges approaches and prospects, apomixes, mutation breeding, role of insects in fruit production, molecular markers, statistical techniques, rootstock breeding, breeding of mango, citrus, banana, papaya, guava, sapota, jackfruit, sugarapple/sweetsop Indian jujube and jamun. The 20 s in the book authored by 15 scientists from six Research Institutes and Universities expose readers to a new world of fruit breeding, very seldom ventured by breeders.
Table of Contents1. History of Fruit Breeding by T. Radha and S. Simi 2. Biodiversity of Fruit Crops by M.R. Dinesh and G.L. Veena 3. Fruit Breeding-Challenges, Approaches and Prospects by M.R. Dinesh and G.L. Veena 4. Apomixis and Fruit Breeding by G.L. Veena and M.R. Dinesh 5. Mutation Breeding in Fruit Crops by M.R. Dinesh, G.L. Veena and Bharathi Nirujogi 6. Role of Insects in Fruit Crop Pollination by P. V. Rami Reddy and K. Sreedevi 7. Molecular Markers in Fruit Breeding by Kanupriya and K.V. Ravishankar 8. Statistical Techniques in Quantitative Genetics for Fruit Crop Improvement Research by R. Venugopalan 9. Rootstock Breeding by M.R. Dinesh 10. Mango Breeding by M.R. Dinesh 11. Citrus Breeding by Awtar Singh 12. Banana Breeding by A. Rekha 13. Pomegranate Breeding by S.S. Hiwale 14. Papaya Breeding by M.R. Dinesh and G.L. Veena 15. Guava Breeding by M.R. Dinesh and C. Vasugi 16. Sapota Breeding by A. Rekha 17. Jackfruit Breeding by Prakash Patil 18. Breeding Sugar Apple/Sweetsop by T. Sakthivel 19. Breeding in Indian Jujube (Ber) by S.S. Hiwale 20. Jamun Breeding by A. Rekha
