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V. Theory
Unit I
Mendelian concepts as applied to forest trees. Cytological and chromosomal systems
of forest trees. Cytoplasmic inheritance in trees. Colchiploid and mutation breeding
for forest trees.
Unit II
Tree domestication for small-scale farmers: needs, criteria and selection methods.
Choosing the right tree. Participatory rural appraisal approaches. Ethnobotanical
methods. Species priority setting procedures. Value chain analysis. Participatory
tree domestication approach.
 
Unit III
Physiological basis of tree improvement. Pollution responses of trees. Pollen handling
and hybridization techniques in forest trees. Tissue culture of trees.
Unit IV
Molecular genetics as applied to forest trees, recent trends in tree improvement,
somatic hybrids, transformation, gene sequencing. Inheritance of monoterpene
composition in conifers.
Unit V
Indirect selection for improvement of desired traits, molecular markers. Juvenile
traits and their role in genetic evaluation in tree improvement programmes.
Unit VI
Geographic variation in trees, evolution and gene flow. Exploration and conservation
of gene resources of trees. Dioecism and moneocism in trees.
VI. Practical
• Cytology of pine root tips, kryotypic analysis;
• Mutagenic treatments with colchicine and MH;
• Tissue culture of organs and transformation experiments, resin tapping;
• Observation of trees for menoecium and dioecium.

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VII. Suggested Reading
Ramawat KG, Merillon JM and Ahuja MR. 2014. 
Tree Biotechnology
. CRC Press.
Schnell RJ and Pridarshan PM. 2012. 
Genomics of Tree Crops
, Springer.
White TL, Adams WT and Neale DB. 2007. 
Forest Genetics
. CABI.