Participatory Plant Breeding: Concept and Applications

• Main Authors: Bhargava, Atul (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Srivastava, Shilpi (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Biodiversity.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.

Plant breeding has played a significant role in the development of human civilizations. Conventional plant breeding has significantly improved crop yield by genetically manipulating agronomically important traits. However, it has often been criticized for ignoring indigenous germplasm, failing to ad...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Human civilization and agriculture
• Chapter 2. Plant breeding
• Chapter 3. Towards participatory plant breeding
• Chapter 4. Advantages and cost of participatory plant breeding
• Chapter 5. Participatory plant breeding across continents
• Chapter 6. Cereals
• Chapter 7. Vegetables
• Chapter 8. Fruits
• Chapter 9. Miscellaneous crops
• Chapter 10. Future of participatory plant breeding.