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VIII. Teaching methods
• Lectures
• Power point presentations
• assignments, quiz
• Group tasks, student’s presentations
IX. Learning Outcome
Students would be conversant with handling of unadapted germplasm, screening
methods for special traits-biotic and abiotic resistance, nutritional traits,
characterization of CWR, breeding, etc.
X. Suggested Reading
Andey Pereira. 2006. 
Plant Reverse Genetics: Methods and Protocols
. Humana Press
Bisht 
et al
. 2004. ‘Broadening the genetic base of sesame (
Sesamum indicum 
L.) through genetic
enhancement.’ 
Plant Genetic Resources
2
(3): 143-151.
Duvick DN. 1990. ‘Genetic enhancement and plant breeding’, p. 90-96. In: J Janick and JE
Simon (eds.), 
Advances in new crops
. Timber Press, Portland.
Dale, JW and von Schantz, M. 2007. From genes to genomes. Concepts and applications of
DNA technology. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, England.
Goodman, RM. 2004. Encyclopedia of plant and crop science. Marcel Dekker Inc., Switzerland.
Kimber, G and Feldman, M. 1987. Wild Wheat: An introduction. Special report 353, College of
Agriculture, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Lynch, M. and Walsh, B. 1998. Genetics and analysis of quantitative traits. Sinauer Associates
Inc., MA, USA.
Murphy, D. 2007. Plant breeding and biotechnology: Societal context and the future of
agriculture. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Ram JS. 2010. Plant Cytogenetics. CRC Press.
Ramanatha Rao V, Brown AHD, Jackson M. 2001. 
Managing Plant Genetic Diversity
. CABI
Publication.
Sharma S, Upadhyaya HD, Varshney RK,
 et al
. 2013. ‘Pre-breeding for diversification of primary
gene pool and genetic enhancement of grain legumes.’ 
Frontiers in Plant Science