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Block 3:
Breeding achievements and future thrusts
Unit I:
Breeding achievements: Breeding achievements in terms of released
varieties, parentage, salient features.
Unit II:
Future thrusts: Molecular breeding and biotechnological approaches,
marker-assisted selection, bioinformatics, breeding for climate resilience
Crops
A. Plantation crops
: Coconut, Arecanut, Cashew, Cocoa, Rubber, Oil palm, Coffee,
Tea, Palmyrah, Betel vine
B. Spice crops
: Black pepper, small and large cardamom, Ginger, Turmeric,
Fenugreek, Coriander, Fennel, Cumin, Ajwain, Garlic, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Clove,
Allspice, Garcinia, Tamarind
VII. Practical
• Characterization and evaluation of germplasm;
• Floral biology, anthesis; pollen behaviour, fruit set;
• Practices in hybridization, selfing and crossing techniques;
• Polyploidy breeding;
• Mutation breeding;
• Induction of somaclonal variation and screening the variants;
• Evaluation of biometrical traits and quality traits;
• Salient features of improved varieties and cultivars;
• Screening for biotic and abiotic stresses;

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• Bioinformatics;
• Exposure visits to research institutes for plantation and spice crops.
VIII. Teaching Methods/ Activities
• Lecture
• Assignment (Reading/Writing)
• Demonstration
• Exposure visits
IX. Learning outcome
After successful completion of this course, the students are expected to:
• Develop the technical skill in breeding of plantation and spice crops
• Be able to start plantation and spice crop-based seed production/ nursery centres
X. Suggested Reading
Afoakwa EO. 2016. 
Cocoa Production and Processing Technology
. CRC Press.
Anonymous. 1985. 
Rubber and its Cultivation.
The Rubber Board of India.
Chadha KL, Ravindran PN and Sahijram L. 2000. 
Biotechnology in Horticultural and Plantation
Crops
. Malhotra Publ. House.
Chadha KL. 1998
. Advances in Horticulture
. Vol. IX,X. 
Plantation and Spices Crops.
Malhotra
Publishing House, New Delhi.
Chadha KL and Rethinam P. Eds. 1993. 
Advances in Horticulture.
Vol. IX. 
PlantationCrops
and Spices.