SylbV01-00-00. pmd

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.
Dale JW and von Schantz M. 2007. 
From genes to genomes. Concepts and applications of DNA
technology
. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, England.
Duvick DN. 1990. Genetic enhancement and plant breeding. p. 90–96. In: J. Janick and J.E.
Simon (eds.), Advances in new crops. Timber Press, Portland.
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.

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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. 
Front. Plant Sci
.