GPB 366 Printed Long Note

COURSE NO.
– GPB 366
COURSE TITLE –
Crop Improvement- II (Rabi crops)
CREDIT – 2 (1+1)
Course No. GPB 366 Credit - 2(1+1)
Course Title - Crop Improvement- II (Rabi crops)
Lecture Topic Weightage

no. (%)
1 Cereals –Wheat, oat and barley - Centers of origin, Distribution of
species, wild relatives, Floral biology, Major breeding
objectives and procedures including conventional and modern 10
innovative approaches for development of hybrids and varieties
for yield, abiotic and biotic stress tolerance and quality (physical,
chemical, nutritional)
2 Pulses –Chickpea- Centers of origin, Distribution of species, wild
relatives, Floral biology, Major breeding objectives and procedures
including conventional and modern innovative approaches 8
for development of hybrids and varieties for yield, abiotic and biotic
stress tolerance and quality (physical, chemical, nutritional)
3 Oilseeds –Sunflower and Safflower- Centers of origin, Distribution
of species, Wild relatives, Floral biology, Major breeding objectives
and procedures including conventional and modern innovative 10
approaches for development of hybrids and varieties for yield,
abiotic and biotic stress tolerance and quality (physical, chemical,
nutritional)
4 Oilseeds –Linseed, Rapeseed and Mustard- Centers of origin,
Distribution of species, wild relatives, Floral biology,
Major breeding objectives and procedures including 8
conventional and modern innovative approaches for
development of hybrids and varieties for yield, abiotic and biotic
5 Fodders –Napier, Bajra, Sorghum, Maize and Berseem- Centers of
origin, Distribution of species, wild relatives, Floral biology, Major
breeding objectives and procedures including conventional and 5
modern innovative approaches for development of hybrids and
varieties for yield, abiotic and biotic stress tolerance and quality
(physical, chemical, nutritional)
6 Cash -Sugarcane - Centers of origin, Distribution of species, wild
7 Vegetable-Potato- Centers of origin, Distribution of species, wild
including conventional and modern innovative approaches for 5
8 Vegetable-Field pea- Centers of origin, Distribution of species, wild
9 Horticultural crops-Mango, Aonla and Guava- Centers of origin,
Distribution of species, wild relatives, Floral biology,
Major breeding objectives and procedures including 8
conventional and modern innovative approaches for
10 - 11 Plant genetic resources, its utilization and conservation 8
12 Adaptability and stability 5
13 - 14 Hybrid seed production technology in Rabi crops -Sunflower, 12
Safflower, Castor, Rabi Sorghum
15 - 16 Ideotype concept and climate resilient crop varieties for future- 10
Wheat, Rice, Maize, Sorghum and Cotton
Total 100
LECTURE NO. 1
CEREALS
1. WHEAT
B. NAME- Triticum aestivum
FAMILY - Poaceae
CHROMOSOME NO. – 2n=42
ORIGIN - South Asia
DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES -
Wheat is widely cultivated cereal, spread from 57ºN to 47ºS latitude. Hence, wheat is
cultivated and harvested throughout the year in one country or other. China, India, Russian
federation, USA, France, Canada, Germany, Pakistan, Australia and Turkey are most
important wheat growing countries
Wild Relatives T. aethiopicum T. araraticum T. compactum
FLORAL BIOLOGY
1. Inflorescence of wheat is called Ear or Head. In botanical it is called as spike.
2. The unit is called spikelet.
3. Each floret consist of lemma, palea, androecium and gynoecium.
4. Flowers are bisexual and zygomorphic.
5. Each floret has three stamens with large anthers and a pistil bearing bifid feathery stigma.
6. Wheat stamens are small and produce about 1000-4000 pollen grains per anther.
MAJOR BREEDING OBJECTIVES
7. Breeding for high grain yield.
8. Breeding for good quality with high spikletes.
9. Disease and insect resistance and tolerance to abiotic stresses.
10.Mineral, moisture and heat tolerance.
BREEDING PROCEDURES:
1. Introduction :
Semi dwarf wheat from Mexico, Sonara 63, Sonara 64, Mayo 64, Lerma Roja 64
2. Pure line selection :
Earlier varieties like P4, P6, P12 evolved at Pusa institute are result of pure line selection
from local population.
3. Hybridisation and selection
a) Inter varietal:
A number of successful derivatives were developed at IARI New Delhi and Punjab. NP
809 - New pusa multiple cross derivative.
However all these varieties were lodging and poor yielder when compared to other
countries. Hence the wheat hybridization programme was changed by
b) Inter specific crosses
To get Hessian fly resistance. So also for rust resistance.
c) Back cross method of breeding
Rust resistance in Chinese spring from Thatcher.
4. Hybrid wheat :
At Kansas Agri. Expt. Station USA male sterile lines were identified by crossing
T.timophevi x T. aestivum Bison variety By repeated back crossing a male sterile line
resembling
Bison was evolved. At present USA and Canada are doing work on this.
5. Mutation breeding
Dr. M. S. Swamina than did extensive work on this with gamma rays.
Sharbati Sonara with increased protein content was evolved.
6. Development of multilines
Borlaug developed multilines against rust. MLKS 15 was developed at IARI.
Multiline is a mixture of pure lines which are phenotypically similar but genotypically
dissimilar.
Each line is produced by separate back cross method of breeding. Each line having resistance
against a particular race of a disease.
BREEDING CENTERS:
- International Maize and Wheat improvement Centre (CIMMYT) Mexico.
- Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR), Karnal.
-All India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project (AICWIP) – Karnal (earlier New.
Delhi)
PRACTICAL ACHIEVEMENT:
The semi dwarf varieties of wheat have been developed through the use of Japanese line
Norin 10 as a source of dwarfing gene which led to “green revolution” in wheat production.
The
productivity of Semi dwarf varieties is about two and half times more than old tall growing
varieties. More over these varieties are highly resistant to lodging and are highly responsive
to
fertilizer doses.
2. OAT
B. NAME - Avena sativa
FAMILY - Poaceae
CENTERS OF ORIGIN -
South Asia
DISTRIBUTION OF
SPECIES -
Wheat is widely cultivated cereal, spread from 57ºN to 47ºS latitude. Hence, wheat is
cultivated and harvested throughout the year in one country or other. China, India, Russian
federation, USA, France, Canada, Germany, Pakistan, Australia and Turkey are most
important wheat growing countries
WILD RELATIVES - T. aethiopicum T. araraticum T. compactum
FLORAL BIOLOGY
7. Inflorescence of wheat is called Ear or Head. In botanical it is called as spike.
12. Wheat stamens are small and produce about 1000-4000 pollen grains per anther.
MAJOR BREEDING OBJECTIVES
5. Breeding for high grain yield.
6. Breeding for good quality with high spikletes.
7. Disease and insect resistance and tolerance to abiotic stresses.
8. Mineral, moisture and heat tolerance.
3. BARLEY
B. NAME - Hordeum vulgare
FAMILY - Graminacae / Poaceae
CHROMOSOME NO. - 2n = 14
Fertility of the lateral spikelets forms the basis of barley classification and the cultivated
barley may be classified into three main groups viz.,
i) Six rowed barley (H. vulgare L. emend, Lam)
ii) Two rowed barley (H. distichum, L. emend, Lam)
iii) Irregular barley (H. irregular, E. Aberg and Wiebe)
CLASSIFICATION
In traditional classifications of barley, these morphological differences have led to
different
forms of barley being classified as different species. Under these classifications, two-row
barley with shattering spikes (wild barley) is classified as Hordeum spontaneum K. Koch.
Two-row barley with nonshattering spikes is classified as H. distichum L., six-row barley
with nonshattering spikes as H. vulgare L. (or H. hexastichum L.), and six-row with
shattering spikes as H. agriocrithon Åberg.
Because these differences were driven by single-gene mutations, coupled
with cytological and molecular evidence, most recent classifications treat these forms as a
single species, H. vulgare L.
WILD RELATIVES
Wild Hordeum species are distributed through Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Secondary centers of diversity of cultivated barley are found in Ethiopia and Morocco and
parts of Asia. H. spontaneum
FLORAL BIOLOGY
1. Inflorescence of barley is called Ear or Head. In botanical it is called as spike.
6. Barley stamens are small and produce about 1000-4000 pollen grains per anther.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
i) Yield improvement.
ii) Increased adaptability.
iii) Resistance to yellow rust, aphid and nematode.
iv) Improvement in nutritional quality.
v) Improvement in attributes related to malt industry.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Sr. Name OF BARLEY :
Parentage Release Specific area of
No. year adaptation
1. K603 K257/C135 2000 NEPZ
2. BH393 California/ mariout 2001 Haryana
3. NBBNOB(020) Ratna K-425/Jyoti 2001 UP
4. RD3592 RD2503/UBL9 2003 Rajastan
5. K713 RD2540/BH407 2004 NEPZ
IMPROVED VARIETIES / HYBRIDS :

Sr. No. Varieties Features
1 Ratna, Jyoti, Kailas Hulled varieties
2 Karan-750, Amber, Himadri Huskless varieties
3 C-138, RS-6, RD-57, RD-137, Malting varieties
Clipper
4 Karan 16, Karan 18, 19, Jyoti Salt tolerant varieties
karan-3,4 Amber, Azad
5 Kailash, Himani, Dolma, NP-100, Suitable for hilly areas
NP-13, 21, 103
6 Rajkiran Nematode resistant variety
7 Nilam and Karan 19 Better chappati making quality for barley
varieties
LECTURE NO. 2
PULSES
1. CHICKPEA
B. NAME - Cicer arietnum
FAMILY – Leguminoceae
ORIGIN -
The chickpea is most probably originated in an area of present day south-eastern Turkey and
adjoining Syria.
RELATED SPECIES - C. reticulatum, C. pinnatifidum, C. songaricum

Two main categories of Chickpea are recognized which are distinguished mainly by their
seed characteristics. They are
1)Desi types, which are relatively smaller, angular seeds with rough yellow to
brown coloured testas.
2) Kabuli types, with large, more rounded and cream coloured seeds.
WILD SPECIES
The wild species of Cicer closely related to chickpea are :
i) C. bijugum
ii) C. echinospermum
iii) C. ecticulatum
FLORAL BIOLOGY
1. The flowers are papilionaceous.
2. They are solitary in axillary racemes.
3. Double flowers are rare, but are very much sought after by the breeders as possible
sources of yield increase.
4. The calyx has five deep lancelolate teeth. Peduncle and calyx are hairy.
5. Generally, corolla is white.
6. The vexillum is obovate, 8-11 mm long and 7-10 mm wide.
7. Wings are obovate, 8-9 mm long. The keel is 6-8 mm long.
8. Number of pods/plant is highly variable, generally between 30 and 150 depending on the
year, location, sowing time and other factors.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
(i) Increased seed yield.
(ii) Increased biomass, tall, erect and compact cultivars
(iii) Resistance to diseases
(a) Ascochyta blight.
(b) Fusarium wilt.
(c) Root rot.
(d) Botrytis grey mould
(iv) Resistance to insect pests:
(a) Pod borer.
(v) Tolerance to stress environments:
(a) Cold
(b) Heat
(c) Drought
(d) Saline and alkaline soils.
(vi) Mechanical Harvesting
BREEDING PROCEDURES
1. Pedigree method: for resistance breeding (disease, insect, nematode, orobanche spp)
2. Modified bulk method: for stress situations (drought, cold, heat, iron deficiency)
3.Back cross method: for interspecific hybridization. Limited backcross (one or two)
for desi x kabuli introgression and also for resistance breeding. Resistance to fusarion wild
can be easily transferred from desi to kabuli type
4.Somaclonal variation: through plant tissue culture appears to be a potential tool
for generation and exploitation of useful variability.
Sr.
No. Varieties Features
1 BDN-9-3 Early, wilt resistant, drought tolerant
2 BDNG-797 Early, wilt resistant and high yielding
3 Phule Vikrant Yellowish brown, medium size seeds, wilt resistant
4 Phule Vikram Tall growth habit, suitable for mechanical
harvesting, medium size, yellowish brown seeds.
5 Himali Extra bold seeded kabuli variety, wilt resistant
6 Kripa Extra large seeded kabuli variety, milky white seed colour
7 Digvijay High yield potential, bold seeds, wilt resistant
8 Rajas Yellowish brown bold seeds, wilt resistant
9 Vihar Extra bold seeded kabuli variety, wilt resistant
10 Virat Extra bold seeded kabuli variety, wilt resistant
11 Vishal Attractive yellowish brown bold seeds, wilt resistant
12 Vijay High yield potential, wilt resistant, drought tolerant
13 BDNG-798 Kabuli, medium bold
14 Jaki-9218 Deshi, high yielding, wilt tolerant
15 ICCV 2 Early, kabuli type
16 Hirwa Green seeded, for rainfed and irrigated areas
Chaffa (AKGS-
1)
17 PKV Harita Wilt and drought tolerant, recommended for
rainfed cultivation, green seeded.
18 PKV Kanchan Wilt tolerant, recommended for irrigated condition
for Vidharbha region
19 Gulak 1 Bold seeded, wilt tolerant, pink seeded, suitable for roasted
purpose
20 PKV Kabuli- 4 Extra large seeded, kabuli, wilt tolerant, suitable for export
purpose.
LECTURE NO. 3
OILSEED CROPS
1. SUNFLOWER
B. NAME – Helianthus annus
FAMILY – Composite
ORIGIN – America
DISTRUBUTUION –
USSR, Romania, Canada, UAS,
in India this crop is introdeced in
1969 From USSR.
In India it is cultivated in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharastra and Andhra pradesh, Punjab
and Hariyana.
WILD SPECIES -
Helianthus hirsutus, Helianthus rigidus
The genus Helianthus comprises of 67 species. Two species H. annus and H. tuberosus are
cultivated as food plants genus has basic chromosome number of 17 and diploid, tetraploid
and hexaploid species are found.
FLORAL BIOLOGY
The inflorescence is a capitulum or head, characteristic of composite family.
The number of flowers in oilseed cultivars may vary from 700 to 3000.
The flower of the outer whorl of the head are called as ray florets.
They have five elongated petals which are united to form straplike
structures. They have vestigeal styles and stigmas and no anthers.
The other flowers arranged in concentric rings over the remainder of the
head are called
as disc flowers.
Five anthers are united to form a tube with separate filament attached to the base of
the corolla tube.
Inside the anther tube, there is the style, terminating in a stigma which is divided.
The receptive surfaces of stigma remain in close contact in bud stage.
The achene or the fruit of the sunflower consists of a seed often called the
kernel.
The adhering pericarp is usually called the hull.
The seed consists of seed coat, endosperm and
embryo. Major part of embryo is in the form of
cotyledons.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
i) High seed yield
ii) Early maturity
iii) Lodging resistant dwarf plant type
iv) Uniformity of plant type
v) High oil percentage
vi) Tolerance to stress conditions
vii) Resistance to bird damage
viii) Resistance to diseases
BREEDING METHODS
1. Introduction : Morden from Canada.
2. Mass selection:
Ec 68414 from Russia. Co1 mass selection from Morden. Useful for characters which are
highly heritable. E.g. Plant height, disease resistance.
3. Hybridization and selection
a) Intervarietal
b) Interspecific :
Wild species of North American origin and best Soviet varieties were crossed and number of
varieties were evolved.
They are resistant to Verticillium wilt also
4. Mutation
Co3 (Mutant from Co2 thro’ gamma rays)
5. Head to row and remnant seed method
Developed by Pustovoit in Russia. By this method oil content is increased. In this method
the following are the steps:
a)From open pollinated type a large no (10,000 to 12,000) plants are selected based on
Head size.
b) The selected lines are analysed for oil content and high oil content lines are isolated (1000
plants).
c)Part of the seed reserved and the part is sown in progeny rows along with check
to estimate yield.
d) Second season testing is also done. The best lines are identified.
a.The remnant seed of elite plants which give high yield were raised in isolation
and multiplied for crossing interse next season.
b.The multiplied lines also tested for oil content and high yielding high oil content
lines were raised in isolation and crossed interse.
6. Population improvement
By mass selection, recurrent selection and use of male sterile lines population can be
improved and utilised for breeding.
7. Heterosis breeding :
Development of inbred lines and crossing them to harness heterosis was first done as early as
1920 in Russia. During 1970 cytoplasmic geneic male sterility was identified in wild types
and obsolete cultivars. Now this system is being extensively used for production of hybrids.
First hybrid
BSH 1, APSH – 11
A number of CGMS lines were bred by Government as well as private seed growers and are
utilised now.
Male sterility can also be inducted by GA 100 ppm.
Steps
8. Development of inbreds.
9. Evaluation of inbreds for combining ability.
10.Conversion of inbreds into CGMS lines and R lines.
11.Production of hybrids.
BREEDING CENTRE
Directorate of oil seed Research (DOR) Hyderabad.
All India coordinated sunflower improvement project (Bangalore)
PRACTICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Varieties EC 68414, EC 68415, Mordern, Co-1, surya
Hybrids BSH-1, KBSH-1, LSH-1, APSH-1 LDMRSH-1, 3
Sr. No. Varieties Features
1 LSH-1 Downy mildew resistant, rainfed
2 LSH-2 Downy mildew resistant, rainfed
3. LS-11 High yielding having high oil content
4. SS-56 Suitable for rainfed conditions, oil content 32-35 %
5. Bhanu Tolerant to drought, oil content 35-36 %
6 Phule Raviraj (Hybrid) Oil content 34 %, big head size with central filling head,
tolerant to bud necrosis and alternaria
7 Bhaskar Early maturing, high yield, oil content 37-38 %, dark
black shiny seeds.
8 PKVSH952 92-95 days duration, Black seeded, 38-40 % oil (seeds),
with 15-18 q/ha yield potential.
2. SAFFLOWER
B. NAME - Carthamum tinctorius
FAMILY – Compositae
ORIGIN -
Safflower has been grown for
many centuries from Egypt in
north Africa eastward to
India. Safflower is believed to have two centers of origin, Ethiopia & Afghanistan.
DISTRIBUTION
Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, USA, Egypt middle east in India, Maharashtra, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka together accounts for more than 90 per cent of country’s area
RELATED SPECIES
The wild species Carthamus oxycanthus is found in many parts of Punjab.
It is a dwarf bushy plant, very spiny, forming small achenes.
The oil content is 15 to 16 percent.
CULTIVATED SPECIES - Carthamum tinctorius L (2n = 2X = 24)
WILD SPECIES
C. palaestinus, C. oxycantha, C. lanatus, C. flavenscens
FLORAL BIOLOGY
It is often cross-pollinated crop.
Marginal florets open first followed by florets in central (centripetal order).
It is completed within 1 to 5 days.
The opening of florets takes place in the morning hours between 9 to 10 a.m.
The style elongates and stigma emerges from corolla tube.
At the same time, corolla opens and anthesis takes place.
However, hairy portion of style is still within tube.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
1) High seed yield of oil contents
2) Wide adaptability
3) Development of early and non-spiny varieties
4) Tolerance / Resistance to Diseases & Pest
5) Tolerance to abiotic stresses:
6) Development of appraisal type genotypes (to accommodate more plant population)
7) Development of stable GMS lines
8) Improvement in oil quality
(Breeding Methods same as a Sunflower)
ACHIEVEMENTS
9) Pure line selection: N7, N 62-8, Bhima (81), Manjira
10)Pedigree selection after hybridization: Tarea Annegiri 1, Girna
11)Development of Commercial hybrids by using GMS: DSH 129
Sr. No. Variety Features

1 Bhima Moderately tolerant to aphid and fusarium wilt, oil
content 29-30 %, tolerant to moisture stress.
2 Girna Moderately tolerant to aphid and Fusarium wilt, oil
content 28-30 %.
3 Phule Kusuma Moderately tolerant to aphid, oil content 30 %
4 Phule Chandrabhaga Moderately tolerant to aphid, oil content 29 %
5 SSF-658 Moderately tolerant to aphid and Fusarium wilt, oil
(Non content 28 %
spiny)
6 Sharda (PBN-12) High yielding, tolerant to drought Fusarium wilt and
aphids.
LECTURE NO. 4
OILSEED CROPS
1. LINSEED
(Flax)
B. NAME- Linum
Usitatissimum FAMILY -
Linaceae CHROMOSOME NO.
– 2n=30
ORIGIN – South Western Asia
DISTRIBUTION –
Linum usitatissimum is now grown widely in many parts of the world, including
the tropics.
Fibre flax is cultivated in cool and humid temperate climates, whereas linseed is grown
in warmer climates.
Socio-economics also affect the distribution; Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation
produce mainly fibre flax, Canada and the northern United States mainly linseed.
WILD RELATIVES - Linum bienne, Linum floccosum, Linum mysorense, Linum

hirsutum, linum nervosum,
VARIETIES –
Surbhi (KI-1), Nagarkot (KL-31), Jeevan (DPL-21), Janaki (KL-43), Himalini,
FLORAL BIOLOGY -
Inflorescence - Racemose or cymose, scorpioid (Flax), rarely solitary.
Flower - Showy, actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, hypogynous.
Calyx - Sepals 5, polysepalous, or more or less connate, usually persistent, very rarely
caduous, imbricate, quincunical, rarely valvate.
Corolla - Petals 5, variously coloured, often more or less clawed, polypetalous,
Fugucious, caducous, sometimes with ligule like appendages, usually with pocket like
slits above the bases, imbricate or twisted.
Androecium - Stamens 10 usually, outer whorl being reduced to staminodes and inner
one united at the base to form a ring, on the inner side of which is a disc or nector
secreting glands, staminodes lie opposite to the petals; anthers elliptic, introrse, bithecal,
connective often apically acute.
Disc absent or interstaminal, free of adnate to staminal tube or extrastaminal forming a
ring being united with the staminal tube.
Gynoecium - Carpels 2-5, syncarpous, ovary superior, 2-5, syncarpous, ovary superior, 2-
5 locular each locule further divided by false septum, so ovary cells or locules increased in
number.
Styles as many as ovary chambers or fewer or more free, axile placentation, ovules are 2
in each chamber; stigma terminal.
Pollination - Entomophilous, insects are attracted by coloured and honey glands.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES –
1. High yielding varieties with high oil content for rainfed conditions.
2. Devlopment of short duration varieties (105 days).
3. Linseed varieties resistance to pest and Diseases.
4. Screening of Germplasm under abiotic stress.
5. Maintenane, evaluation and utilization of germplasm.
2. RAPESEED
B. NAME – Brsassica napus
FAMILY – Brassicacea
ORIGIN - Europe region
WILD SPECIES - B.oleracea, B.rapa
DISTRIBUTION - Canada, India, China, France, Australia, U.K, etc...
FLORAL BIOLOGY –
6. ConsistsTap rootsystem with succulent, straightand cylindrical stem.
7. The inflorescence is racemose And the flowering is inderterminate with beginning at the
lowest bud of the main raceme.
8. The syncarpous ovary develops into pod with two carpels separated by a false septum.
9. High yield.
10.Early maturity.
11.High oil content.
12.Resistance to diseases.
13.Resistance to pests.
14.Low erucic acid and glucosinolates.
3. MUSTARD
B. Name – Brassica spp
Family - Brassicaceae
Chromosome No. – 2n=36
Origim – India
Distribution:
China, Canada, India, Europe, Pakistan, collectively contribute 90 per cent of the global
production. In India Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.
Floral Biology –
15.Their presence or absence may be a good taxonomic character.
16.A simple and well known example may be that of B. oleracea, B. nigra and B.
campestris
where the first is completed glabrous and the two others hairy.
3. The amphidiploids where one of the parents is B. oleracea (i.e. B. carinata and B. napus)
are only very slightly hairy (Gomez Campo, 1980).
4. The flower has typical cruciferae formula (K2 + 2, C4, A2 + 4, G (2)).
5. The inflorescence is racemose and flowering is indeterminate beginning at the lowest bud
on the main raceme.
6. The syncarpous ovary develops into a pod (silique) with two carpels separated by a false
septum.
Breeding objectives
1. High yield
2. Early maturity
3. High oil
4. Low erucic acid and glucosinolates
5. Resistance to diseases
6. Resistance to insects pest
Breeding methods
7. Introduction - Regina from Sweeden
8. Simple selection
9.Hybridization and
selection Intervarietal
a) Bulk method
b) Pedigree method
c) single seed descent
Inter specific
4. Back cross method
5. Population improvement
Recurrent Selection, mass
selection
6. Heterosis breeding CMS
lines
8. Tissue culture technique
for production of
homozygous diploids
Saline resistance screening.
Induction of mutation in
haploids.
9.Embryo rescue technique for inter specific
crosses. BREEDING CENTRES:
National Research Centre for Mustard (NRCM) –
Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Coordinated project at Bharathpur.
PRACTICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Varieties Kranti, RLM 198, Krishna, Varun, Pusa
Kalyani etc.
LECTURE NO. 5
FODDER CROPS
1. NAPIER
B. NAME - Pennisetum purpureum
FAMILY - Poaceae
CHROMOSOME NO. - 2n =27,28,56
ORIGIN - Cross land of Africa (Tropical Africa)
WILD RELETIVES - P. polystachion (mission grass)
P. macrourum (sueamp grass)
P. pedicellatum (deenanth grass)
P. benthamii
DISTRIBUSTION :-
China,India,USA,Srilanka,Bangladesh
FLOWER BIOLOGY
1. The inflorescence is a stiff terminal bristly spike, up to 15-20 cm in length, yellow-brown
to purplish in colour.
2. Spikelets are arranged around a hairy axis, and fall at maturity.
3. Spikelets are 4-6 mm long and surrounded by 2 cm long plumose bristles.
4. There is little or no seed formation.
5. When seeds are present they are very small (3 million seeds/kg) P. purpureum relies on
wind to achieve cross-pollination, due to asynchrony of male and female flower parts.
6. However, this is also an apomictic species which can produce seed by this asexual
method of reproduction (Brown and Emery, 1958; Stevens, 2012).
7. The species is an inconsistent seed producer and in some habitats it rarely develops seeds,
possibly due to low pollen viability (Tropical Forages, 2013).
8. When seeds are produced they are dispersed by wind (Francis, 1992), but are often off.
BREEDING OBJECTIVE
9. High yeild
10.High protein contain
11.Disease resistance
12.Pest resistance
13.Drawfness
14.High vigrous
15.Abiotic and biotic stress resistance
16.Early maturity
CONVENTIONAL BREEDING
Napier grass is a cross-pollinating allotetraploid species with a chromosome number
of
2n = 4x = 28 (genome A’A’BB).
Although there is no clear information on the genetic origin of allotetraploidy in Napier
grass, the A’A’ genome has been reported to be homologous to the AA genome of pearl
millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.)) and the A’ chromosomes are larger than the B
chromosomes, which contribute genes controlling the perennial growth habit .
To date, Napier grass ‘improvement’ has mainly been based on the evaluation and
selection of existing accessions for traits of interest.
For example, accessions were screened for resistance to diseases, and Napier grass head
smut- and stunt-resistant lines were identified from the existing collections.
Plant breeding and selection in Napier grass has primarily been aimed at improving
different agronomic traits such as disease resistance, yield, nutritional quality,
growth habit (dwarfing), palatability and abiotic stress tolerance.
Napier grass is cross-compatible with the closely related species pearl millet (Pennisetum
glaucum) (2n = 2x = 14, genome AA) the resultant hybrids are triploid and sterile and can
only be propagated by vegetative means which, although labour intensive, ensure a true-
to-type variety.
A number of agronomically important traits, nutritional quality and palatability for
example, have been introgressed into the genome of Napier grass from pearl millet
through conventional plant breeding and hybrids have become a crucial part of the forage
crop value chain in Africa, Asia and South America.
2. BAJRA
B. NAME - Pennisetum glaucum
FAMILY – Poaceae/Graminea
CHROMOSOME NUMBER – 2n=14
ORIGIN - Originated in India or
Africa, W. Africa
NEW VARIETIES
NBH-149, VBH-4 developed for Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Maharashtra are
capable of producing 14% higher yield.
ICM4-155 gave higher yield than the standard check and adopted for all growing tracts of
India. Also MH-306, NH-338 and hybrid like MP-204, MP205 have been identified.
DISTRIBUTION:
Bajra is widely grown in Africa and Asia since pre historic times.
The important pearl millet growing countries are India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan,
Egypt and Arabia India is the largest producer of pearl millet in the world.
Principal pearl millet growing states are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Western Uttar
Pradesh, Haryana and Karnataka which accounts for 90 % of the total area and 86% of
production
In Karnataka, bajra is extensively cultivated as a rainfed crop in red, black and sandy soils
during kharif season.
FLORAL BIOLOGY
1. Inflorescence is a spike, terminal, drooping.
2. The spikelets are oval or eliptical in shape with two to three bristles.
3. The spikelets contain two flowers partially protected by two membranous glumes.
4. Lower floret with L1 and P1, sterile; upper floret with L2, P2, stamens three, styles two,
fruit a caryopsis.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES :
1.Breeding for high grain yield To get high yields the following plant characters
are necessary
a) more number of tillers
b) well filled, compact, long panicle.
c) heavy grains.
d)Uniformity of ripening. 41 Under irrigated conditions photo insensitivity and
early maturity are essential for multiple and relay cropping.
2. Breeding for improved grain quality. .
3. Breeding for drought tolerance.
4. Breeding for disease resistance.
5. Breeding for alternate source of cytoplasm in male sterile lines.
6. Breeding for sweet cumbu to have high forage value.
BREEDING PROCEDURES
7.Introduction : Hybrid bajra from
Punjab. Tift 23 A from USA
8. Selection : Pure line selection : Co 2, Co
3,
9.Hybridisation and selection
Interspecific hybridisation.
Pennisetum glaucum x P.purpureum
Cumbu napier hybrids.
10.Heterosis breeding : Hybrid
bajra
In earlier days before the identification of male sterile lines utilising the protogynous nature
hybrids were released. The hybrids were produced by sowing both parents in the ratio of 1:1.
After the discovery of cytoplasmic genic male sterile line Tift 23A by Burton in Tifton,
Georgia led to development of hybrids. Earlier hybrids of India viz., HB1, HB2 to HB5 were
produced utilising Tift 23 A. But due to susceptibility to downy mildew they went out of
cultivation. Even before the discovery of CGMS lines by Burton it was discovered by
Madhava Menon and his coworkers at Coimbatore. Unfortunately due to failure of
publishing it was not recognised.
To over come the problem of downy mildew male sterile lines L 111A and 732 A were
isolated and at present used in breeding programme.
There are number of CMS lines developed by private agencies like Nath seeds, Mahyco,
Mahendra.
5. Population improvement :
ICRISAT entry WCC 75 is an example for population improvement. This was developed
from world composite by recurrent selection method. It was developed from derivatives of
numerous crosses between diverse sources of germplasm and Nigerian early maturing land
races known as ‘Gero’ millets. Another example is ICMV 155 of ICRISAT.
6. Synthetic varieties :
Synthetics are produced by crossing in isolation a number of lines tested for their GCA. E.g.
ICMS 7703.
It is a result of crossing between 7 inbred lines of India x African crosses.
At IARI Tift 23 A was gamma irradiated and 5071 A resistant to downy mildew was
evolved. With this the hybrid NHB 3 was evolved (5071 A x J 104)
BREEDING CENTERS:
1. International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT,)
Hyderabad
2.All Indian Pearl Millet improvement project (AIPIP) Jodhpur
(Rajasthan) PRACTICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Varieties: PS B – 8, PSB 15, mukta
Hybrids : HHB 45, HHB 50 from Hissan GHB 30, GHB – 27 from Gujarat
3. SORGHUM
B. NAME – Sorghum bicolor L.
FAMILY – Poaceae/Gramneae
ORIGIN – Northeastern Africa or at the Egyptian
RELATED VARIETIES
In Tamil Nadu , CO 25 CO26, CO 27 ,K5, K7, CO 19, CO 21, K9, BSR 1, CO
26, K4, K8,
CO 25, APK 1, K 10, Paiyur 1 and 2 are the popular varieties for grain purpose ,while CO 20
and CO 28 is a fodder sorghum
FLORAL BIOLOGY
Sorghum is an often cross-pollinated crop.
The extent of out crossing is 6-45% and depends on nature of earhead.
In loose panicles the cross-pollination is more and less in compact panicle.
Spikelets occur in pairs on the lateral branches of the panicle.
One is sessile while the other spikelet is pedicelled.
Sessile is bisexual and pedicelled spikelet is male or sterile.
Sessile spikelet is comparatively larger than staminate spikelet and each spikelet has two
florets.
Flower opening starts after 2 to 4 days of emergence of panicle from the boot leaf.
Flowering starts from the tip of the panicle and proceeds downwards (basipetal).
Flowering completes in 7 days.
The pollen is viable for 10 to 20 minutes under field conditions.
Fertile pollen will be lemon yellow in colour.
Older pollen grains will normally turn to orange.
Receptivity of stigma starts two days before opening and remains for several days ( 5
days).
Flower opening and anthesis will be from 2.00 am to 8.00 am.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
4.Breeding for high grain yield To get high yields the following plant characters
are necessary
a) more number of tillers
b) well filled, compact, long panicle.
c) heavy grains.
d) Uniformity of ripening. 41 Under irrigated conditions photo insensitivity and early
maturity are essential for multiple and relay cropping.
2. Breeding for improved grain quality. .
3. Breeding for drought tolerance.
4. Breeding for disease resistance.
5. Breeding for alternate source of cytoplasm in male sterile lines.
6. Breeding for sweet cumbu to have high forage value.
BREEDING PROCEDURE
Sorghum is often cross pollinated crop. So to maintain varietal purity isolation distance of
400 meters is necessary. Compared to other often pollinated crop like red gram, maintenance
of inbreds is easy in sorghum. By putting brown paper and selfing the genetic purity can be
maintained.
7.Introduction : Varieties of milo and kafir sorghum introduced from USA are used
in conversion programme to convert the local long duration photo sensitive varieties to
short
duration, non-photo sensitive lines.
2. Selection : Old varieties like Co1, Co2, Co4 are all selection made from local land races.
3.Hybridization and selection
a) Inter varietal
(IS 4283 x Co 21) x CS 3541, Three way cross derivative Co 25 (MS 8271 x IS 3691) -
Single cross derivative Co26
b) Inter specific
Co 27 Sorghum. (Co11 x S.halapense)
Use of CMS lines.
CSH 5 2077 A x CS 3541
5. Mutation breeding :
X ray mutant from CSV 5 (148) Co 19 is a natural mutant from Co 2
6. Back cross method :
By following backcross method of breeding sorghum conversion programme was initiated.
The long duration photosensitive germplasm was converted in to photo insensitive short
duration sorghums. This was done at USA Similar programme was done at ICRISAT also.
7. Population improvement :
With the use of cytoplasmic genetic male sterility as well as genic male sterility we can go
for population improvement. The local land races can be used as pollinators and by half sib
family selection, we can isolate lines. We can follow recurrent selection idea to develop
superior inbreds.
8. Use of Apomictic lines :
Some apomictic lines have been identified which can be utilised in breeding programme and
by vegetative propagation we can fix up heterosis. E.g. R473 from Hydrabad.
BREEDER CENTERS:
International sorghum improvement work is carried out by ICRISAT (International Crop
Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics)
In India at Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR), Hyderabad
PRACTICAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Hybrids are developed by using cytoplasmic genetic smale sterility combined kafir 60
Varieties: CSV1 CSV-2, CSV-4, M35-1, CSV-13
Hybrids: CSH-1, CSH-2, 3 etc for kharif and CSH 7, 12, 13 for Rabi
4. MAIZE
B. NAME - zea mays
FAMILY- Poaceae
CHROMOSOME NUMBER: 2n=20
CENTRE OF ORIGIN: Central America,mexico
DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES: USA,india,china,france.
WILD RELATIVES
It has two close relatives,
Gama grass tripsacum ;(2n=36;72)
Teosinte (2n=20)
Teosinte is the closest relatives of
maize and crosses readily with it
FLORAL BIOLOGY
Maize is tall determinate annual plant producing large ,narrow ,opposite leaves borne
alternately along the length of a solid stem.
Maize is a monoceous plant.
Maize is protoandrous plant.
Male flower is called as tassel.
Female flower is called cob.
MAIZE VARIETIES
1. African tall
2. APFM-8
3. J-1006
4. Pratap makka chari 6
5. Reduce internodal Length.
6. Branching habit.
7. Increasing nutrient content in
leaves.
8. Resiatance to disease and pest.
9. Fertilize response activity.
10.Non logging.
BREEDING METHODS:
1. Introduction :
Initially the varieties were all introduced one.
Sikkim primitive 1
Sikkim primitive 2.
Mexican line were first introduced during
16th century by Portugeese
2.Mass Selection : Prior to 1945 mass selection was the only method used for
maize improvement.
KT 1 - U. P.
RAS 1 - Rajasthan.
By adopting mass selection technique it is possible to get yield increase by 19% per
cycle.
3. Ear to Row Selection :
First proposed by Hopkins for improving oil and protein content of maize. This method
involves selection of a number of phenotypically desirable ears out of a population grown in
isolation. The selecte d cobs are harvested on single plant basis and keeping part of the seeds
and remaining sown in rows. Based on the best performing rows during next season the
reserve seeds are sown.
This method is suitable for characters having high heritability like oil content and protein
content. But it was not helpful to get increased yield.
4.Modified Ear to Row method :
Proposed by Lonquist.
I.Best ear heads from population selected (100 No.) and harvested on single plant basis.
And threshed individually.
II.The single heads harvested are raised in progeny rows in more than one
location representing different environment with local checks.
III.In the main station the progeny rows are used as crossing block. Pollen from best
plants are collected, mixed and used for crossing the rows.
Select best five plants from each rows and harvest them separately record the yield. On the
basis of performance of over all locations only top 20% progenies are selected.
These 20% will include the five plants selected.
IV. The seeds from 5 plants selected are sown in progeny rows and cycle is repeated.
5. Hybridization and Selection
Not popular since isolation of superior recombinants was not made.
Instead of using CGMS lines, detasseling the female inbred line is followed in India.
Since use of CGMS line is costlier compared to detasseling it is not followed.
Crossing the inbreds of indigenous x exotic origin resulted in release of best hybrids.
Indian x Indian - 24 to 43% yield increase.
Indian x U.S. dent – 58 % yield increase.
Indian dent x Caribbean Flint – 47 to 54 % yield increase.
7. Single cross hybrid
8. Three way cross hybrids - Ganga -5, Trishulatha.
9. Double cross hybrids - COH 3
10.Double top cross hybrid - White kernel hybrids - Ganga safed 2, Histarch, Ganga 4.
7. Population Improvement:
Recurrent selection technique was initiated by Dhawan in 1963. The initial synthesis of
composites were done from high yielding inter varietal crosses which exhibited minimum
inbreeding depression.
Kisan, Jawahar, Vikram, Sona, Vijay, Amber.
5. BERSEEM
BOTANICAL NAME - Trifolium alexandrium
FAMILY - Leguminosae
CHROMOSOME NO. - 2n = 16
ORIGIN - Asia minor and from there it was introduced to Egypt
CULTIVATED SPECIES - Trifolium which consists of nearly 290 species as most
important forage legumes.
Berseem doesn't have original wild forms.
Shaftal (T. resupinatum)
White clover (T. repens)
Red clover (T. pratense)
Crimson clover (T. incarnatum)
Alsike clover (T. hybridum)
Subterraneum clover (T.
subterraneum)
FLORAL BIOLOGY -
Berseem known as king of fodder
crops.
It is popular among livestock
farmers of the world.
It is a fast growing annual crop with 30-60 cm plant height.
The stem is hollow and succulent.
Roots do not extend beyond two feet in general and
contains nodules.
Inflorescence is head and each inflorescence contains around 100 papilionaceous flowers,
white in colour with around 1cm length.
Seed is egg shaped, yellowish in colour and is of around 2mm in length.
In berseem white coloured flowers are produced in cluster which are hermaphrodite in
nature with five fused sepals and five free petals.
The stamens are always ten in number and their filaments are fused in a group of 9+1.
Berseem is a cross pollinated plant and is entomophilous in nature.
BREEDING OBJECTIVE
High yield.
High protein contain.
Disease resistance.
Pest resistance.
Drawfness .
High vigorous.
Abiotic and biotic stress resistance.
Variety
Early maturity. Features
Mescavi Varieties
Regeneration capacity under this
allowing 2- group develop short side branches at the base of the
3 cuts. stem in advanced stage of its growth.
Varieties: Wardan, JB-1, JB-2, JB-3, UPB-103.
Fahl
ACHIEVEMENTS Develop small side branches in the upper portion of the stem very freely.
They give only one cut.
Saidi They develop shoots for a short time. Develops branches at upper portion
less freely then in fahl.
Varieties: Khandwari, pusa giant, ICFRI-99-1, IGFRI-54, Jawahar.
VARIETIES
Diploid varieties like Meskavi, Fahali, Sauidi, Zaidi, BL-1, BL-2, BL-10, BL-22, BL-30, BL-
92, JB-3, JB-4, IGFRI-S-99-1, UPB-101, UPB-103, UPB-104, UPB-1905, and Khadrabi
are very popular but newly evolved high yielding tetraploid varieties like Pusa Giant, T-526,
T-724, T-780, T-529, T-560, T-561, T-674, T-678, T-730 etc. are very promising and give
about 50 per cent higher fodder yield.
LECTURE NO. 6
CASH CROP - SUGARCANE
B. NAME - Saccharum
officinarum FAMILY: Gramineae
ORIGIN – India
DISTRIBUTION : India, Brazil, Cuba, China, USA, Mexico, France,
Germany and Australia. In India, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra
Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Bihar and Punjab. India stands first in sugar and sugarcane
production in world.
CULTIVATED SPECIES :
There are three cultivated and two wild species of sugarcane. Their brief
description is a follows (Rao et. al. 1983; Purseglove, 1988).
1. Saccharum officinarum (2n = 8x = 80)
2. Saccharum barberi (2 n =90,92)
3. Saccharum sinense (2n = 116, 118).
WILD SPECIES :
1. Saccharum spontaneum (2n = 40 to 128).
2. Saccharum robustum (2n = 60 to 194).
FLORAL BIOLOGY :
The inflorescence of sugarcane is an open, branched panicle and is called as an arrow due
to its shape which is like an arrow.
Flowering is seasonal and takes place when the day length decreases.
In the northern hemisphere the flowering coincides with the onset of winter (Oct.-Nov.)
and in the southern-hemisphere in May-June.
The spikelets open about sunrise, beginning at the top of the panicle and proceeding
downwards and from the tips of the branches inwards, over a period of 5 – 15 days.
Approximately1/6 to 1/10th of the panicle opens each day.
The swelling of the lodicules by water uptake causes the glumes to be pushed apart and
the stigmas come out.
The anthers dehisce about three hours after the elongation of the filaments.
High humidity delays an thesis.
Natural pollination is by wind.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
4. High cane yield.
5. Moderate high sucrose content
6. Early to full season maturity
7. Resistance to diseases.
8. Resistance / tolerance to insect pests
9. Tolerance to Aboitic stresses
10.Wider adaptability
BREEDING PROCEDURES
11.Hybridization: 3 basic types of crosses are made
i) Biparental crosses:- These are the crosses resulting from 2 known parental
clones.
This is easily achieved by bringing together the two parents in an isolated area or under
lanterns
ii)Area crosses: In this system several male sterile female clones are pollinated by one
male parent in an isolated area.
iii)Melting pot crosses: Melting pot crosses or polycrosses are made by bringing
together arrows of large number of superior / potential parental cultivars in an isolated
area. Natural cross pollination is allowed. This procedure allows the evaluation of
breeding behaviour of a large number of clones at a minimum expense.
2. Breeding for resistance to diseases:-
1. Red rot:- It is a major problem in sub-tropical countries. The major sugarcane varieties
which are found to be resistant to this disease are Co 1148, 1336, 6304, Co 5659, CoS 698
etc.
Smut: Serious disease in many sugarcane growing countries resistant commercial varieties
in India are Co 449, 527, 853, 1148, 1336.
3. Mutation Breeding:
According to Heinz x-ray - Irradiation to induce mutations in sugarcane were carried out in
1927. Many mutation breeding programmed with x – rays and gamma – rays were started
during early sixties in India.
- Mutation breeding in sugarcane aims at creating economic mutants for higher cane yield,
non – flowering and resistance to various diseases such as redrot, smut, downy mildew and
to various insect borers.
- Gamma-rays as well as chemical mutagens such as EMS are applied mostly on buds.
4. Abiotic stress tolerance / reistance:-
-Common abiotic stresses for sugarcane as in other crops are drought, flooding,
salinity, high temperature freezing temperature
- According to Zobel, they are following 3 basis steps for breeding stress resistance
cultivars.
(i)Identifying and characterizing crop traits that are needed for resistance against a
particular stress
(ii)Identifying and characterizing the genotypes that are capable of filling the needs
are determined under step I above.
(iii)Manipulating genes to pr oduce an adapted variety that has the required
characteristics and fills other specific needs.
5. Biotechnology:
- Regeneration of sugarcane plant from callus has been possible.
Breeding centres:-
1. Sugarcane breeding institute, Coimbatore
2. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
3.State sugarcane research stations, such as shahjahanpur (UP), Seorali, (Deoria) (UP),
Pusa (Bihar), Padegaon (Maharashtra) and Anakapalli (AP).
Drought : Co 285, Co 740, Co 997, Co 1148
Frost : Co 1148, N Co 310
Salinity : Co 453, Co 62125
Lodging : Co 6304, Co
7117, CoS 7918
Water logging : Co 1157,
Co 975, Co 785, Bo 91, Bo
104, Bo 106, Bo 109
Top borer : Co J 67, Co
1158
Inter nodal borer : Co C 671, Co 975
Red rot : Co 7627, Co J 64, CoR 8001.
Achievement :
1. Sugarcane breeding institute has been the source of germplasm and genetic variability for
selection of varieties suited to different agro-climatic zones of the country. The spread of
Co canes to foreign countries began when Co 285 was taken to Cuba and USA (Florida)
for cultivation. Varieties bred at Coimbatore are / were being used in 28 other countries
either for commercial cultivation or as parents. Co 419 released in 1933 became the most
popular variety in tropical India and was rightly hailed as the wonder cane the world over.
2. Two outstanding varieties viz., Co 658 for Tamil Nadu and Co 740 for Maharashtra were
released in 1940s. Co 740 continues to be cultivated in Maharashtra even now.
3. Co 997 and Co 1148, released during 1950s, became ruling varieties in Andhara Pradesh
and North India respectively. Co 1148 remained the most predominate variety in sub-
tropical region for over four decades.
4. Co 6304, a high yielder, became the most important variety in Tamil Nadu replacing Co
419.
5. Varietal evaluation for juice quality conduced across seasons helped in the
indemnification of high sucrose varieties viz. Co 7204, Co 7704, CoA 7601, CoC 671, Co
8336, Co 8338 etc.
6. Co 86249, an elite variety with resistance to red rot and high reasonability has been
evolved by the Institute and notified for release in the East Coast zone, It is also serving
as a source of resistance to red rot in the breeding programmes.
7. Co 86032 Combining high yield and quality evolved by the institute and identified by the
AICRP (S) has been notified by the Central Sub-Committee on Crop Standards,
Notification and Release of Varieties of Agricultural Crops and is occupying a major area
in Tamil Nadu (90%), Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
IMPROVED VARIETIES / HYBRIDS
Sr. No. Variety Features

1 Co-94012 14-16 duration months with 150 t/ha yield, Drought tolerant,
non breaking of internode when lodge, high sugar 14.24
percentage, moderately resistant to smut and red rot.
2 Phule 265 14-16 months duration, 15-20 % higher sugar than Co86023,
profuse tillering, easy for detrashing, suitable for saline soil,
good ratoonability, moderately resistant smut, red rot and wilt.
3 Co-92005 Suitable for suru planting, 12-14 month duration, 128 t/ha yield
capacity quality jaggery for high recovery with more market
price, recommended for Western Maharashtra.
4 Phule 10001 Suitable for preseason and suru cultivation, yielding 150 t/ha
(preseason), suru 133 t/ha, tolerant salinity, no pith formation,
drought tolerant, excellent ratooability early maturity,
moderately resistant red rot, wilt and smut.
5 COM 09057 Non lodging, suitable for mechanical harvesting, 125-130 t/ha
with best jaggery quality.
6 VSI 08005 Early, good ratoonability, 15-16 % sugar, 135-145 t/ha
productivity, good jaggery quality
LECTURE NO. 7
VEGETABLE CROP
POTATO
BOTANICAL NAME : Solanum tuberosum L.

FAMILY : Solanaceae
CHROMOSOME NO. : 2n= 48
ORIGIN : Tropical South America
Distribution
The potato is a native of tropical south American
region.
It is believed that the cultivated potato originated from its wild ancestors near the lake
Tritica basin in Peru Bolivian region in high mountains.
The potato was introduced in India from Europe in early 17th century .
Floral Biology
The inflorescence of potato is cymose.
The flowers are actinomorphic and hypogynous.
Calyx has 5 lobes & Corolla tube consists of 5 petals.
The calyx colour may be green or partially or totally
pigmented.
The corolla consists of five petals which are joined at the base by a short corolla tube
each lobe ands in a triangular point.
Cool wet weather makes flowering more while hot weather depresses flowering
Pollen production is abundant from early morning to 10am
Bombus impatiens is very effective in pollinating potatoes in the field
Stigma receptivity and anther dehiscence are also at the same time
Wind or gravity has no significance in the pollination
Diploid species have abundant pollen
Breeding Objective
1. High tuber yield
2. Earliness
3. Photoperiod insensitivity
4. Responsiveness to fertilizer
5. Better keeping quality (resistance/tolerance against
shrinkage, rottage etc)
6. Better quality tubers
7. Resistance to
i. Late blight
ii. Early blight
iii. Charcoal rot
iv. Common scab
v. Bacterial wilt
Potato breeding development in India
In India, potato breeding programme was initiated in 1935 at the Potato Breeding Station,
Shimla.
Regular breeding programme was started in 1949 with the establishment of the Central
Potato Research Institute (CPRI) at Patna, Bihar.
Headquarter of the CPRI was later on shifted to Shimla (1956) in order to facilitate
hybridization and maintenance of seed health.
All varieties released by the CPRI carry the prefix ‘KUFRI’ as a memento to the
place
of hybridization.
BREEDING METHODS
1. Introduction
The introduced European varieties were long-day adapted
The multiplication of these varieties in Indian conditions was accompanied by progressive
accumulation of degenerative viral diseases
Earlier varieties
Criags defence
Magnum bonum
Up-to-date
Secondary
introductions –
Hybrid
DN-45-
Katahdin ×
President
Kufri
kisan is a
multiple
cross
involving
Ekishrozn
from Japan
Clonal
Selection
Kufri red
from
Darjeeling
red round
Kufri
safed is
selction from
phulwa
2. Hybridizatio
n technique
Potato naturally flowers under cool climate and long-day condition of more than 15hrs
light.
Such conditions are available during long-summer days when potatoes are grown in hills.
Hills are therefore, ideal for hybridization work.
Potato flowers are hermaphrodite (bisexual) and therefore emasculation is done in
selected female parents mostly in the evening.
KUFRI KUNDAN-selection from Ekishrozan×katahding
KUFRI JYOTHI –Selection from A-3069×A-2814
4. Back cross method

Cultivated potato does not posses resistance to most of the diseases and pests.
Resistance genes are mostly found scattered in wild and semi-cultivated species available
in centre of origin and diversity in South America.
In this method the hybridization is done between cultivated and wild or semi cultivated
species with the aim of transferring specific characters like resistance to diseases and
pests.
It is followed by repeated back crossing keeping cultivated type as recurrent parent.
Selection is practiced in successive back cross generation for the character to be retained
from the wild species.
However, transfer of the resistant genes from wild species into cultivated potato is a
difficult task.
5. HETEROSIS
Heterosis is observed for earliness, tuber size and tuber weight
Pollen sterility is common
Inbreeding depression is more
Seed set is poor
Not exploited
6. BIOTECH
NOLOGY
The application of biotechnology in potato breeding has been found useful in many ways
Tissue culture technique is used for propagation of virus free plant material
It can generate somaclonal variation useful for selection
Protoplast fusion by somatic fusion of leaf mesophyll protoplasts has provided
opportunity to transfer useful genes especially for disease and insect resistance from wild
species and other diverse sources to cultivated potatoes.
Genetic transformation through Agrobacterium tuminifaciens in genetic engineering,
incorporation of bt gene for insect control and insertion of genes for herbicide resistance,
and high amino acid contents are other applications of biotechnology in potato
The CPRI has successfully developed protocol for genetic transformation using the
agrobacterium vector
Transgenics through transformation are being devoloped to have potato lines resistant to
tuber moth,virus,late blight and also for nutritive quality and processing quality
The first GM potato appeared in the market in 1995 was named “NewLeaf” by
Monsanto®, which was genetically engineered using a toxin Bt gene to generate
resistance against Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) (Kilman, 2001).
Another engineered potato variety appeared in March 2010; a GM potato “Amflora,”
developed by BASF Plant Science and aimed at improved amylopectin content (waxy
tuberous starch) for the processing industry, was approved by the European Commission
(Lucht, 2015; Zaheer and Akhtar, 2016).
FUTURE PROSPECTS
The potato embodies a unique combination of features; it is tetraploid and heterozygous,
it can be asexually propagated, is amenable to tissue and cell culture methods, possesses
an extremely large gene pool, and can be transformed by Agrobacterium tumefaciens or
other methods.
Hence holds great promise for the future.
To extend potato cultivation in non-traditional areas there is need to develop heat tolerant
genotypes.
Varieties rich in protein & vitamin A need to be developed.
Varieties for improved processing attributes.
Varieties resistant to late blight- early blight charcoal rot &
mosaic.
Maturity
COMMERCIAL VARIETIES Varieties
AND HYBRID Resistant
Earlymaturing Kufri chandramukhi Moderately Resistant to late & early blight
Kufri lauvkar, warmer climate variety
Kufri kuber
Mediummaturing Kufri badshah Late and early blights
Kufri pukhraj Early blight and moderately late blight.
Kufri jyoti, Late and early blights & tolerant to viruses.
Kufri kundan, Late blight
Kufri sheetman Resistant to frost
Kufri dewa Resistant to frost
Kufri jawahar Late blight and
Kufri Bahar ideal for
Kufri chipsona-2 intercropping
-
Late blight &
excellent for
chip making
Latematuring Kufri kumar, Late blight
TRUE POTATO SEED Kufri (TPS)chamatkar, Early blight
Non-availability of quality seed tubers, high- seed cost, virus infiltration in seed tubers
Kufri sindhuri,
causing degeneration of seed stocks and problems of long distance transport of seed from
seed-producing areas have led to the development of true potato seed (TPS) technology of
crop production.
It can be easily stored over long periods of time. About 100-120 g TPS is enough to raise
a seedling crop for one hectare or if the commercial crop is to be produced using seedling
tubers, the produce of 40-45 g TPS is enough to plant one hectare crop next year.
They also provide better disease resistance because of high heterogeneity in the
population.
LECTURE NO. 8
VEGETABLE CROP
FIELD PEA
B. Name - Pisum sativum L.

Family - Fabaceae
Chromosome No. - 2n= 14
Origin - Mediterranean
region, western and central
Asia and Ethiopia
Distribution –
The first cultivation of peas appears to have been in western Asia, from where it spread to
Europe, China and India.
In classical times, Greek and Roman authors mentioned its cultivation as a pulse and
fodder
crop.
FLORAL BIOLOGY
Flowering usually begins 40 to 50 days after planting.
Flowering is normally two to four weeks, depending on the flowering habit and weather
during flowering.
The flowers are arranged in the form of an axillary raceme.
The flowers may be reddish, purple or white.
They are self-pollinated and develop into 5 cm to 9 cm
long, inflated or cylindrical pods
containing five to 11 seeds inside them.
Calyx: Calyx is the lowermost green tubular part of the flower.
It consists of five slightly unequal lobes called sepals.
It protects the other whorls in the bud stage from possible
external injuries.
Corolla: It consist of five petals of different shapes and sizes.
The outermost petal is the largest and spreading and is known as standard or vexillum
which covers the other petals in the bud stage.
The next two lateral petals look like wings. Hence they are called wings or alae.
The two innermost ones unit loosely along their ventral margins to form a boat-like
structure and are known as keel or carina.
The attractive color and sweet scent of the corolla attract insects for pollination.
BREEDING OBJECTIVE
1. Early maturity
2. Pod characteristics
3. Seed size
4. Shelling percentage
5. Pod yields
6. Suitability for processing
7. Resistance to disease
8. Resistance to insect
9. Resistance to abiotic stress
BREEDING METHODS
10.Breeding for abiotic stress
Breeding peas for cold resistance or cold hardiness by recurrent selection and resistance to
waterlogging has been undertaken abroad.
2. Breeding for high protein and sugar content
The wrinkled seeded content 26 -33 per cent protein content and in smooth seed it is 23-31
per cent.
The inheritance of protein content is polygenically controlled and mainly by recessive
factor
for high protein content.
The varieties GS 195 and the local cultivar, kinnauri have high soluble protein content due to
the presence of a very high number of dominant alleles.
3. Integration of Biotechnology in Conventional Pea Breeding:
Transformation and regeneration protocols are now available in peas.
The most common method involves Agrobacterium tumefacience mediated
transformation.
The major difficulty lies in the fact that this transformation is genotype specific and only
a small portion of cultivars have responded to this technique.
Somaclonal variation arising from the regeneration of plants from callus, led to the use of
cotyledonary meristem from freshly imbibed seed as a source of tissue for successful
transformation.
The use of this technology in the pea breeding is limited to proof of concept.
Partial resistance to alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) has been reported as a consequence of
transformation with chimeric virus coat protein gene, a-amylase inhibitor (α-A 1) and the
promoter phytohemagglutin, both found in French-bean when transferred to pea, have
shown constitutive expression and resistance to pea weevil.
The expression of inhibitor (α-amylase) served to block the development of the larvae at
an early stage and this resulted in less seed damage and better seed quality.
This transgenic pea product could not reach to large scale field testing due to legal issues.
Transfer of herbicide resistance both as a reportable marker and a trait have also been
reported, but not carried through to commercial release.
While GM crops are on increase in many parts of world with global acreage of 134
million hectares in 2009, the adverse reaction to GM crops in Europe and low rates of
transfer have all contributed to the pea breeding industry not engaging in the development
and release of GM peas till date.
LECTURE NO. 9
HORTICULTURAL CROPS
1. MANGO
B. NAME - Mangifera indica
L. FAMILY – Anacardaceae
CHROMOSOME No. - (2n=4x=40)
ORIGIN - Indo-Burma
Region.
WILD RELATIVES – M.odorata, M.foetida,
M. laurina, M. gedebe, M. grifith, M. pentandra,
M.minor, M.zeylanica, M.pajang
DISTRIBUTION:
It is extensively cultivated in India, Indo-China warm parts of Australia, Philippines, Pacific
Islands, Himalayas. In India Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
West Bengal and Gujarat.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES:
Dwarfness
Precocity
Profuse and regular bearing
Attractive, good sized and quality fruit
Absence of physiological disorders
Disease and pest resistance and improved shelf life
High Productivity
BREEDING METHODS
1. Introduction:
Name of the variety Country from where
Sweet
introduced Thailand
Sensation USA
Tomy Atkins Brazil
Early Gold USA
2. Selection:
a. Chance
Mango was previously propagated through seeds and hence the old orchards in India were
seedlings:
mostly of seedling origin. Some seedling progenies gave rise to varieties such as
'Chinnaswarnarekha' and 'Mundappa'. The popular, salt tolerant rootstock (13-1) was
identified in Israel by this technique.
b. Clonal selection:
Extensive survey of Dashehari orchards around Maliabad in Uttar Pradesh has resulted in the
isolation of best clone viz Dashehari -51 with higher yield and regular bearer.
3. Hybridization:
Since a large number of male and perfect flowers are borne on a mango panicle, it
requires a special crossing technique.
The panicle should be bagged with a muslin bag (60 cm x 30cm) fully stretched
and field
with two rings and a rod made of spliced bamboo.
A piece of thick in wire can also be made into a good frame for stretching the muslin bag
Staminate flowers of the selected panicle to be used as female parent should be removed
daily before dehiscence.
Panicles of the variety selected as male parent should also be bagged before their flowers
begin to open.
Freshly dehisced male flowers should be carried in a small petridish lined trth a
filter
paper and covered with another petridish to protect the flower to avoid
contamination with foreign pollen carried by insects.
The conventional method of pollination is time consuming, cost intensive and inefficient
because of tallness and difficult to handle trees poor fruit set.
'Caging technique' for crossing, developed at IARI following the discovery of self
incompatibility in Dashehari, Langra, Chausa and Bombay Green, involves planting of
grafted plants of the self incompatible varieties along with those of male parents enclosed
in an insect proof cage and allowing pollination by freshly reared house flies and thus ting
away with the tedious hand pollination.
In hybridization on mango, work taken up in post independence period laid emphasis on
regular and precocious bearing, dwarfness, high percentage of pulp, fibreless flesh, large
fruits with red blush, good keeping quality and freedom from spongy tissue.
Few of these such as Mallika and Ratna have received commercial recognition.
The cultivar 'Sindhu' evolved through intensive back crossing between Ratna and
Alphonso develops fruits parthenocarpically under natural temperature conditions.
The average size Sindhu fruits has been reported to be 215 g.
It may be observed that the parents used in hybridization programme were of the best
commercial varieties, superior in most of the traits but lacking in few qualities, which
may be available in the other parents.
Though in some cases (e.g. the hybrids at Sangareddy), the parents were the same the
hybrids were differently named, due to the heterozygous nature of parents resulting in
heterogeneous hybrid population.
The constraints encountered in mango hybridization are:
1. High fruit drop: In early stages, many young fruits drop after pollination and fertilization.
2. Only one seedling can be obtained from one fruit (since the varieties are monoembryonic).
3.The heterozygous nature and cross fertilization makes it difficult to predict the qualities
of the hybrids.
4. Complex nature of panicle and flower and excessive fruit drop.
5. Large area of land is required for hybrid seedlings.
6.Polyembryony - Difficulty in accurately identifying the zygotic seedling:
polyembryonic varieties in Israel show that weight of zygotic seedling is higher than the
nucellar seedling. Use of polymorphic enzyme systems (isozyme) has been used to identify
zygotic seedling since the nucellar seedlings have the same isozyme alleles as in the maternal
parent.
4. Mutation Breeding:
No variety has been developed so far by mutation breeding. Some attempts at IAR!, New
Delhi using physical mutagens showed that the LD so for Neelum, Dashehari and Amrapali
was between 2 and 4 Kr of gamma rays. LD so values has been found to be around 2 to 3 Kr
for Neelum and Alphonso at Coimbatore.
2. AONLA
B. NAME – Phyllanthus emblica
FAMILY – Euphorbiaceae
ORIGIN - Indo – china
VARIETIES
The most popular cultivable varieties of amla are Banarasi, NA 7, Krishna, Kanchan,
Chakaiya, BSR 1.
It is also called ‘Indian Gooseberry’, ‘Amla’, ‘Nalli’, ‘Amali’, ‘Ambala’.
DISTRIBUTION
Grown in various agroedaphic situation.
Indigenous to tropical South –Eastern Asia particularly Central and
Southern India.
Wild and cultivated species available in the region extending from the base of Himalayan
to sri lanka and from Malasia to South China.
In India, it is widely grown in UP, Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP and TN.
FLORAL BIOLOGY
Flowers, unisexual, pale green, 4 to 5 mm in length, borne in leaf-axils in clusters of 6 to
10.
Staminate flowers, tubular at the base, having a very small stalk, gamosepalous, having 6
lobes at the top; stamens 1 to 3, polyandrous, filaments 2 mm long.
Pistillate flowers, fewer, having a gamopetalous corolla and two-branched style.
Female flowers take about 72 hours to open fully. Pedicel is very short.
Disc is a lanceolate cup with 3 carpels.
Style is short, connate, twice bifid and distally dilated.
The new shoot emerge out during first week of April.
The flowering period varied in different varieties from 17-26 days.
Flowering period twice in a year February- March and June-July.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
To breed var. having wider geographic adaptability.
To develop var. suitable for export.
To evolve colored var. based on market demand.
To breed var. resistant to frost.
To breed var. resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Exploitation of available hybrid vigour (heterosis) for yield and quality.
To breed var. having high yield with good quality fruits.
Varieties with less fibre content.
Good pollinating var.
Var. with hight sex ratio with more number of female flowers.
BREEDING METHODS
1. Introduction
It is one of the oldest method for improvement of fruit crops. It is bringing or exchange of
germplasm / genetic material from one place where it is not known previously.
Presently, germplasm exchange is being done in different crop through NBPGR, new
delhi.
This method may be an important tool to bring exotic materials from foreign country for
further evaluation and incorporation of specific gene lacking in indigenous aonla.
2. Selection
While selecting new ideotypes, plant height, vigour, growth habit, precocity, fruiting
intensity, fruit size etc are kept in mind.
There are sufficient variation in fruit size and number of fruit / determinate shoots, which
directly affect the fruit yield and provide ample scope for selecting superior type.
Major work done at NDUAT, Faridabad (NA-4, 5, 6 ,7 10) GAU (Anand-1, 2 and 3)
RBS, college, Agra (Balwant)
Recently some coloured and cluster bearing genotypes have been identified through
exploitation in Rajasthan, which will be further evaluated at national repository of aonla
at CIAH, Bikaner.
3. Polypoidy
Exact ploidy level is not known in aonla but it is realized by the scientists that aonla is
characterized by polyploidy behavior in composition of chromosome.
The structural and numerical changes in chromosome can be made through application of
colchicines, which is found to be useful for getting small seeded fruit or seedlessness.
Keeping in view the usefulness of polypoidy breeding, these principles may be applied in
aonla to obtain desirable economic attributes.
4. Mutation
Mutation is sudden heritable change in a character of plant.
In India, research work related to application of mutation in aonla is almost negligible but
there is greater prospects to develop coloured varieties through induced mutation and
selection from bud sport.
5. Biotechnological Tools
Incorporation of desirable gene in aonla is possible only with the application
biotechnological approach.
In fact, there is absolute dearth of information on biotechnological
approaches.
Tissue culture, cell culture and genetic manipulation through molecular technique may
be useful to get early result in varietal improvement programme.
This technique can also be helpful to modify particular traits and in turn provide
new
avenue for improving both the colour and quality of the fruit available for industrial and
domestic uses.
6. Hybridization
Hybridization is crossing of two parents which are genetically dissimilar.
Not a single variety has been bred so far through this method.
Occurance of xenia effect between Chakaiya x Krishna, Banarasi x NA-9, Francis x NA-
7, kanchan x NA-6 and NA-6 x NA-9 for fruit size and weight were reported from
crosses.
BREEDING PROBLEMS
Since, aonla is highly heterozygous plant, therefore, large size of population is required
for selection.
It has long generation cycle i.e. 2-8 years, depending upon sp. and var.
Lack of recombination.
Long juvenile phase prohibiting early assessment of strain.
Precedence of self incompatibility.
Frost susceptibility.
Lack of knowledge on inheritance
pattern.
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B. NAME - Psidium guajava
FAMILY - Myrtaceae
CHROMOSOME NO. - 2n=22
ORIGIN - Tropical America /
West Indies
DISTRIBUTION
America, Canada, Australia, India, Burma, Indonesia, Bangladesh etc. In India Uttar
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka etc.
BREEDING OBJECTIVES
1. Development of seedless variety
2. Less pectin content for edible purpose
3. More pectin content for processing
4. Uniform ripening
5. High keeping quality
6. Resistance to tea mosquito bug and wilt.
FLORAL BIOLOGY
Guava bears flower solitary or in cyme of two to three flowers, on the current season
growth in the axil of the leaves.
About one month is required from flower bud differentiation to complete development
upto calyx cracking stage.
Peak time of Anthesis is between 5.00-6.30 AM in most of the varieties of guava.
The dehiscence of anthers starts 15- 30 minutes after Anthesis and continues for two
hours.
The pollen fertility is high in almost all the cultivars.
The pollen fertility is 78% and 91% in Allahabad Round and Lucknow Safed,
respectively.
BREEDING METHODS
1. Clonal Selection
Improvement work in guava was started for the first time in the country in 1907 at
Ganesh khand fruit Research Station, Pune primarily with the collection of seeds of
varieties, grown in different places to isolate superior strains.
At Horticultural Research Station, Saharanpur, evaluation of seedling types resulted in a
superior selection, S-1, having good fruit shape, few seeds, sweet taste and high yield.
At IIHR, Bangalore, from 200 open pollinated seedlings of variety Allahabad Safeda
collected from Uttar Pradesh, one seedling selection, selection-8, was found to be
One hybrid Arka Amulya has been released recently.
It is a progeny from the cross Allahabad Safeda x Triploid.
Hybrid 16-1 (Apple color x Allahabad safeda) has been developed.
At Fruit Research Station, Sangareddy (Telangana), inter-varietal hybridization resulted
in the isolation of two superior hybrids.
Safed Jam: This is a hybrid between Allahabad Safeda and Kohir (a local collection
from
Hyderabad – Karnataka region).
It is similar to Allahabad Safeda in growth habit and fruit quality.
The fruits are bigger in size with good quality and few soft seeds.
Kohir Safeda: It is a hybrid between Kohir x Allahabad Safeda,
Tree is vigorous, fruits
are larger with few soft seeds and white flesh.
CISH, Lucknow isolated two hybrids H-136 for red pulp and Soft seeler with high TSS.
Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar has released two hybrid varieties.
Hisar Safeda: It is a cross between “Allahabad Safeda” x ‘Seedless’, which has upright
growth with a compact crown.
Its fruits are round, weighing about 92g each, pulp is creamy – white with less seeds,
which are soft, TSS is 13.4% and ascorbic acid 185 mg/100g.
Hisar Surkha: It is a cross between ‘Apple Color’ x ‘Banarasi Surkha’. Tree is medium
in height with broad to compact crown, fruit is round weighing 86g each.
Pulp is pink having 13.6% TSS.0.48% acidity and 169 mg/100g ascorbic acid. Yield is 94
kg/tree/year.
3. Polyploidy Breeding
Producing triploids will be futile since the fruit shape in triploid is highly irregular and
misshapen because of differential seed size.
However, in order to evolve varieties with less seeds and increased productivity, crosses
were made at IARI, New Delhi, between seedless triploid and seeded diploid variety
Allahabad Safeda.
Of the 73 F1 hybrids raised 26 were diploids, 9 trisomics 5 double trisomics and 13
tetrasomics.
Distinct variation in tree growth habit and leaf and fruit characters was observed.
Three trisomic plants had dwarf growth habit and normal shape and size of fruits with
few seeds.
The imbalance in chromosome numbers in aneuploids imparted sterility resulting in seed
reduction in fruits.
Sr.No.
VARIETIESVarieties
- Character
1 L.49 Developed at GFES, Pune, Seedling selection of
Allahabad Safeda, Semi dwarf tree, high yielding
2 Banarsi Surkha It is a selection from local red fleshed type, heavy
bearer, large fruits, flesh soft and pink.
3 CISHG-1 Developed at CISH, Lucknow. Fruit skin color is deep
red, TSS 15° Brix, soft seeds.
4 Bangalore Local It is a local selection, with white flesh and soft
seeds, fruit is large
5 Arka Mridula Developed at CISH, Lucknow, it is a selection from
(Sel -8) apple color seedling, skin and flesh color is pink with
good acid sugar blend.
6 6 Plant prabhat Seedling selection from GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Prolific
bearer, soft seed with good quality
LECTURE NO. 10 & 11
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES, ITS UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

The sum total of genes in a crop species is referred to as genetic resources. Or
Gene pool refers to a whole library of different alleles of a species. or
Germplasm may be defined as the sum total of hereditary material i.e., all the alleles of
various genes present in a crop species and its wild relatives.
It is also known as gene pool or genetic stock or germplasm or genetic resources.
Germplasm or gene pool is the basic material with which a plant breeder has to initiate his
breeding programme.
Important features of plant genetic resources are -

Gene pool represents the entire genetic variability or diversity available in a crop
species.
Germplasm consists of land races, modern cultivars, obsolete cultivars, breeding
stocks, wild forms and wild species of cultivated crops.
Germplasm includes both cultivated and wild species or relatives of crop plants.
Germplasm is collected from the centres of diversity, gene banks, gene sanctuaries,
farmers fields, markets and seed companies.
Germplasm is the basic material for launching a crop improvement programme.
Germplasm may be indigenous (collected with in country) or exotic (collected from
foreign countries)
AIMS OF PGR: Prevent genetic erosion by

1. Collection
2. Conservation
3. Study of documentation and
4. Utilization
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) defines genetic resources as genetic
material of actual or potential value. The term ‘Genetic material’ means any material of
plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity. The value of
any functional units of heredity can be captured in two dimensions: which is the genetic
structure per se can be utilised; or the information encapsulated in the nucleotide sequence of
the genetic material can be read. FAO (1989) used the term to mean any economic, scientific
or societal value of the heritable materials contained within and among plant species..
According to IPGRI (1993),
PGR include the following categories of plants:
i) Cultivated varieties (cultivars) in current use;
ii) Newly developed varieties;
iii) Obsolete cultivars;
iv) Primitive cultivars (land races);
v) Wild and weedy relatives of cultivated varieties and
vi) Special genetic stocks (including elite and current breeders’ line and mutants)
KINDS OF GERMPLASM
The germplasm consists of various plant materials of a crop such as
land races , advanced (homozygous), breeding materials, obsolete cultivars, wild forms of
cultivated species , modern cultivars, wild relatives, mutants
These are briefly discussed below:
1. Land races
These are nothing but primitive cultivars which were selected and cultivated by the farmers
for many generations without systematic plant breeding efforts. Land races were not
deliberately
bred like modern cultivars. They evolved under subsistence agriculture. Land races have
high level of genetic diversity which provides them high degree of resistance to biotic and
abiotic stresses. Land races have broad genetic base which again provides them wider
adoptability. The main drawbacks of land races are that they are less uniform and low
yielders. Land races were first collected and studied by N.I. Vavilor in rice.
2. Obsolete Cultivars
These are the varieties developed by systematic breeding effort which were popular earlier
and now have been replaced by new varieties. Improved varieties of recent past are known as
obsolete cultivars. Obsolete varieties have several desirable characters they constitute an
important part of gene pool. Example : Wheat varieties K65, K68, pb 591 were most popular
traditional tall varieties before introduction of high yielding dwarf Mexican wheat varieties.
Now these varieties are no more cultivated. They are good genetic resources and have been
widely used in wheat breeding programmes for improvement of grain quality. Now such old
varieties are found in the genepool only.
3. Modern cultivars
The currently cultivated high yielding varieties are referred to as modern cultivars. They are
also known as improved cultivars or advanced cultivars. These varieties have high yield
potential and uniformity as compared to obsolete varieties land races.They constitute a major
part of working collections and are extensively used as parents in the breeding programmes.
As these are good sources of genes for yield and quality, can be introduced in a new area and
directly released. However, these have narrow genetic base and low adoptability as
compared to land races
4. Advanced breeding lines
These are pre -released plants which have been developed by plant breeders in modern
scientific breeding programmes. These are known as advanced lines, cultures and stocks.This
group includes, nearly homozygous lines, lines derived from biotechnology programmes i.e.
transgenic plants and mutant lines etc. These lines which are not yet ready for release to
farmers. They often contain valuable gene combinations.
5. Wild forms of cultivated species
Wild forms of cultivated species are available in many crop plants. Such plants have
generally high degree of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses and are utilized in breeding
programmes. They can easily cross with cultivated species. Wild forms of many crop species
are extinct.
6. Wild Relatives
Those naturally occurring plant species which have common ancestry with crops and can
cross with crop species are referred to as wild relatives or wild species. Wild relatives
include all other
species, which are related to the crop species by descent during their evolution. Both these
groups are sources of valuable genes for biotic and abiotic stress and for quality traits and
yield.
7. Mutants
Mutation breeding is used when the desired character is not found in the genetic stocks of
cultivated species and their wild relatives. Mutations do occur in nature as well as can be
induced through the use of physical and chemical mutagens. The extra variability which is
created through induced mutations constitutes important components of genepool. Mutant
for various characters sometimes may not be released as a variety, but they are added in the
genepool. The germplasm includes those carrying gene mutations, chromosomal aberrations
and markers genes etc. are considered special genetic stocks. They are useful in breeding
programmes.
The gene pool system of classification

The pool of a crop includes all cultivars, wild species and wild relatives containing all the
genes available for breeding use.
Based on degree of relationship, the gene pool of crops can be divided into three groups
(Harland and Dewet, 1971)
1. Primary gene pool
2. Secondary Gene pool
3. Tertiary gene pool
These are briefly discussed below:
1. Primary gene pool (GP1) : This is also known as gene pool one (GP1). The gene
pool in which intermating is easy and leads to production of fertile hybrids is
known as primary gene pool. It includes plants of the same species or of
closely related species which produce completely fertile offspring on
intermating. In such gene pool, genes can be exchanged between lines
simply by making normal crosses. This is the material of prime breeding
importance.
2. Secondary gene pool (GP2) : This type of gene pool is also known as gene pool two
(GP2). The genetic material that leads to partial fertility on crossing with
GP1 is referred to as secondary gene pool. It includes plants that belong to
related species. Such material can be crossed with primary gene pool,
but usually the hybrids are sterile and some of the progeny to some
extent are fertile. Transfer of gene from such material to primary gene pool is
possible but difficult.
3. Tertiary gene pool (GP3) : The genetic material which leads to production of sterile
hybrids on crossing with primary gene pool is termed as tertiary gene pool
or gene
pool three (GP3). It includes material which can be crossed with GP1, but the hybrids
are sterile. Transfer of genes from such material to primary gene pool is possible with
the help of special techniques.
Types of seed collections
Based on the use and duration of conservation, seed collections are of three types
1. Base Collection
2. Active Collection
3. Working collection
Base collections: It is also known as principal collection. These consist of all the accessions
present in the germplasm of a crop. They are stored at about -18C or -20C with 5 + 1%
moisture content; they are disturbed only for regeneration. When the germination of an
accession falls below, usually, 95% of its germination at the start of storage, the accession is
regenerated. For reasons of safety, duplicates of base collections should be conserved in
other germplasm banks as well. High quality orthodox seeds can maintain good viability
upto 100 years.
Active collections : The accessions in an active collection are stored at temperatures below
15C (often near 0C), and the seed moisture is kept at 5%. The storage is for medium
duration, i.e., 10-15 years. These collections are actively utilized in breeding programme.
These collections are used for evaluation, multiplication and distribution of the accessions.
They are usually maintained by multiplying the seeds of their own accessions. But from time
to time, base collection material should be used for regeneration of these collections.
Germination test is carried out after every 5-10 years to assess the reduction in seed viability.
Working collections : The accessions being actively used in crop improvement programmes
constitute working collection. Their seeds are stored for 3-5 years at less than 15C and they
usually contain about 10% moisture. These collections are maintained by the breeders using
them.
Core collection
The concept of core collection was proposed by Franked it refers to a subset of base
collection which represents the large collection. Or a limited set of accessions derived from
an existing germplasm collections.
Germplasm activities
There are six important activities related to plant genetic resources
4. Exploration and collection
5. Conservation
6. Evaluation
7. Documentation
8. Multiplication and Distribution
9. Utilization
Exploration & Collection :-

Exploration refers to collection trips and collection refer to tapping of genetic diversity from
various sources and assembling the same at one place. The exploration and collection is a
highly scientific process. This process takes into account six important items, viz, (1) sources
of collection, (2) priority of collection, (3) agencies of collection, (4) methods of collection,
(5) methods of sampling and (6) sample size.
Merits and Demerits
There are several merits and demerits of exploration and collection of germplasm, some of
which are as discussed below:
Merits:
1. Collection helps in tapping crop genetic diversity and assembling the same at one place.
2. It reduces the loss of genetic diversity due to genetic erosion.
3. Sometimes, we get material of special interest during exploration trips.
4. Collection also helps in saving certain genotypes from extinction.
Demerits:
1.Collection of germplasm especially from other countries, sometimes leads to entry of
new diseases, new insects and new weeds.
2. Collection is a tedious job.
3. Collector, sometimes has encounter with wild animals like elephants, tigers etc.
4. Transportation of huge collections also poses difficulties in the exploration and collection.
5. Germplasm Conservation
Conservation refers to protection of genetic diversity of crop plants from genetic erosion.
There are two important methods of germplasm conservation or preservation. or
Germplasm conservation refers to maintain the collected germplasm in such a state that there
is minimum risk for its loss and that either it can be planted directly in the field or it can be
prepare for planting with relative ease when ever necessary. There are two important
methods of germplasm conservation or preservation viz.,1. In situ conservation 2. Ex situ
conservation
i. In situ conservation
Conservation of germplasm under natural habitat is referred to as in situ conservation. This is
achieved by protecting this area from human interference : such an area is often called as
natural park, biosphere reserve or gene sanctuary. A gene sanctuary is best located within the
centre of origin of crop species concerned, preferably covering the microcenter with in the
centre of origin. NBPGR, New Delhi is making attempts to establish gene sanctuaries in
Meghalaya for Citrus and in the North-Eastern region for Musa, Citrus, Oryza, Saccharum
and Megifera.
This method of preservation has following main disadvantages
Each protected area will cover only ve ry small portion of total diversity of a crop species,
hence several areas will have to be conserved for a single species.
The management of such areas also poses several problems.
This is a costly method of germplasm conservation
Merits : Gene sanctuaries offer the following two
advantages.
A gene sanctuary not only conserves the existing genetic diversity present in the population,
it also allows evolution to continue. As a result, new alleles and new gene combinations
would appear with time.
The risks as sociated with ex situ conservation are not operative.
ii. Ex situ conservation
Conservation of germplasm away from its natural habitat is called ex situ germplasm
conservation. This method has following three advantages.
It is possible to preserve entire genetic diversity of a crop species at one place.
Handling of germplasm is also easy
This is a cheap method of germplasm conservation
Preservation in the form of seed is the most common and easy method, relatively safe,
requires minimum space and easy to maintain. Glass, tin or plastic containers are used for
preservation and storage of seeds. The seed can be conserved under long term, medium term
and short term storage conditions.
Roberts in 1973 classified seeds on the basis of their storability, into two major groups.viz.,
1. Orthodox seeds 2. Recalcitrant seeds
2. Orthodox Seeds:
Seeds of this type can be dried to low moisture content of 5% and stored at a low
temperature without losing their viability are known as orthodox seeds. Most crop seeds
belong to this category. Such seeds can be easily stored for long periods; their longevity
increases in response to lower humidity and storage temperature. Eg. Wheat, Rice, Corn,
Chickpea, Cotton, Sunflower
2. Recalcitrant Seeds:
The viability of this group of seeds drops drastically if their moisture content is reduced
below 12-30%. Seeds of many forest and fruit trees, and of several tropically crops like
Citrus, cocoa, coffee, rubber, oil palm, mango, jackfruit, etc. belong to this group. Such
seeds present considerable difficulties in storage. They require in situ conservation.
3. Evaluation
Evaluation refers to screening of germplasm in respect of morphological, genetical,
economic, biochemical, physiological, pathological and entomological attributes. Evaluation
requires a team of specialists from the disciplines of plant breeding, physiology,
biochemistry, pathology and entomology. First of all a list of descriptors (characters) for
which evaluation has to be done is prepared. This task is completed by a team of experts
from IPGRI, Rome, Italy. The descriptors are ready for various crops. The evaluation of
germplasm is down in three different places, viz., (1) in the field, (2) in green house, and (3)
in the laboratory.
4. Documentation
It refers to compilation, analysis, classification storage and dissemination of information. In
plant genetic resources, documentation means dissemination of information about various
activities such as collection, evaluation, conservation, storage and retrieval of data. Now the
term documentation is more appropriately known as information system. Documentation is
one of the important activities of genetic resources. Large number of accessions are available
in maize, rice, wheat, sorghum, potato and other major crops. About 7.3 million germplasm
accessions are available in 200 crops species. Handling of such huge germplasm information
is only possible through electronic computers.
5. Distribution
▪The specific germplasm lines are supplied to the users on demand for utilization in the
crop improvement programmes.
▪Distribution of germplasm is the responsibility of the gene bank centres
▪The germplasm is usually supplied to the workers who are engaged in research work of
a particular crop species.
▪Supplied free of cost to avoid cumbersome work of book keeping.
▪The quantity of seed samples depends on the availability of seed material and demands
▪Proper records are maintained about the distribution of material.
6. Utilization
It refers to use of germplasm in crop improvement programmes. The germplasm can be
utilized in various ways. The uses of cultivated and wild species of germplasm are briefly
discussed below:
a) Cultivated Germplasm
It can be used in three main ways: (1) as a variety, (2) as a parent in the hybridization, and
(3) as a variant in the gene pool.
Wild Germplasm: it is used to transfer resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, wider
adaptability and sometimes quality such as fibre strength in cotton.
Organizations associated with germplasm
IPGRI – International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
NBPGR – National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
ROLES OF PLANT GENETIC SOME USES AND RESOURCES

In order to grasp the importance as well as current challenges in the conservation and
utilization of PGR, there is need to outline some benefits of PGR.
1. Development of new variations through genetic modification techniques.
2. Transfer of a genetic trait, such as a gene for pesticide resistance taken out of one species
and put into another.
3. Production of recombinant cell lines and transgenic plants.
4. Use of in vitro nucleic acid techniques, including recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA); and direct injection of nucleic acid into cells or organelles
5. Use of fusion of cells beyond the taxonomic family.
6. Sequencing genes or genomes (e.g. identification of genes coding for useful traits;
molecular systematics for understanding evolutionary relations; genotyping of plants for
identification and DNA barcoding of plants for identification; environmental genomics)
7. Phenotyping of the characteristics of plants, animals and micro-organisms for ecological
and other studies and purposes
8. Experimental evaluation of heritable characteristics
9. Creation of collections of reference specimens in repositories such as museums and
herbaria Isolation of a compound from genetic material for the purpose of
characterization and evaluation.
Cryopreservation: Cryopreservation is a technique that ensures safe, long‐ term

conservation of genetic resources of plant species with recalcitrant seeds, of vegetatively
propagated species and of biotechnology products such as somatic embryos, cell lines and
genetically transformed material. The technique was implemented at the end of the 20th
century and could be used today for routine cryostorage as long as some important factors
were taken into consideration. Tissue culture procedures are usually required to multiply
super cooled material via axillary shoots or somatic embryogenesis, and were improved for
use with tree species in recent years. In addition, production of transgenic tree species and
molecular breeding procedures require functional cryopreservation protocols.
LECTURE NO. 12
ADAPTABILITY AND STABILITY
Adaptability & Stability –
The success of crop improvement activities largely depend on the identification of superior
varieties for mass propagation. A variety can be considered superior if it has potential for
high yield under favourable environment and the same time great deal of phenotypic
stability. Stability of a genotype refers to its performance with respect to changing
environment factor over time within a given location.
Adaptation and Adaptability:
Adaptation:-
It refers to those changes in structure or function of an individual/population which lead
to better survival in a given environment is known as adaptation.
Adaptability:
Ability to genotype to exhibit relatively stable performance in different environment
or capacity of a genotype or population for genetic change in adaptation.
Types of Adaptability –
Adaptation
Genotypic Adaptation Population Adaptation

It is associated individual It is related with the
genotype with
whetherthehomozygous (inbred) heterozygous population in a specified
or heterozygous (hybrid) in as specific environment
environment
1. Specific genotype adaptation 1. Specific population adaptation
2. General genotypic adaptation 2. General population adaptation
1. Specific genotype adaptation – It is the close adaptation of genotype to a limited

environment.
2. General genotypic adaptation – It is refers to the capacity of a genotype to produce a
wide range of phenotypes compatible with a wide range of environmental conditions.
3. Specific Population adaptation – It refers to the capacity of heterogeneous population to
adapt to specific environment.
4. General population adaptation – It is the capacity of heterogeneous population to adapt
to the variety of environment.
FACTOR AFFECTING ADAPTABILITY-
1. Heterogeneity – The heterogeneous population have broad genetic base, Such

population have greater capacity to stabilize production over a wide range of
changing environment.
2. Heterozygosity – It has been observed that heterozygous individual such as F1
hybrids are more stable than their homozygous parents to environmental
variation.
3. Genetic polymorphism – The regular occurrence of several phenotypes in a genetic
population is known as genetic polymorphism.
4. Mode of Pollination – The cross pollination species have better buffering capacity
that self pollination species because of more heterozygosity.
STABILITY ANALYSIS
It refers to the suitability of variety for general cultivation over wide range of
environments.
Stability refers to the performance with respective changing environmental
factors
overtime within given location.
Selection for stability is not possible until a biometrical model with suitable parameters is
available to provide criteria necessary to rank varieties / breeds for stability.
Low magnitude of G.E interaction involves the consistent performance of a population
over variable environments.
It consists of following steps: Location / environment wise analysis of variance.
pooled
analysis of variance for all the locations/ environments.
If G.E interaction is found significant ,stability analysis can be carried out using one of
the four methods:
1. Finlay and Wilkinson model (1963)
2. Eberhat and Russell model(1966)
3. Perkins and Jinks model(1968)
4. Freeman and Perkins model (1971)
5.Finlay and Wilkinson model
(1963) Used two parameters
1) Mean performance over environments.
2) Regression performance in different environments.
The following inferences can be drawn:
1) The regression coefficient of unity indicates
average stability.
2) If the regression coefficient is >1,it means below
average stability.
3) If the regression coefficient is <1, it means above
average stability
4) Regression coefficient of 0 would express
absolute stability.
MERITS
Analysis of this model is simple.
2 parameters- mean yield over locations and regression coefficient are used to asses the
phenotypic stability.
DEMERITS
The deviations from the regression line are not estimated which are important for the
stability analysis.
Greater emphasis is given on mean performance over environments than regression
coefficients.
2. Eberhat and Russell model(1966)
It is the most popular and useful model.
In 1966 both made further improvement in stability analysis by partitioning the G.E
interaction of each variety into 2 parts. one is slope of the regression line , second is
deviation from regression line.
In this model total variance is first divided into 2 components: -genotypes -environment
plus interaction (E+G*E)
I. Environment linear
II. G.E linear
III. Pooled deviations
Sum of squares due to pooled deviations are further divided into sum of squares due to
individual genotype.
MAIN FEATURES OF THIS MODEL
This model consists of three parameters
a) mean yield over locations
b)regression coefficient =bi
C)Deviation from regression =s²di
Analysis of stability parameters is simple as compared to other models of stability
analysis.
The degree of freedom for environment is 1.
It requires less area hence less expensive when compared to other models.
It does not provide independent estimation for mean performance and environmental
index
ANOVA TABLE
Source of variation Degrees of freedom
Genotypes g-1
E+ G*E interaction g(e-1)
environment (linear) 1
G.E linear g-1
pooled deviations g(e-2)
genotype-1 e-2
genotype-2 e-2
Pooled error ge(r-1)
Merits:
It measures three parameters of stability
A=mean yield over environments
B=regression coefficient
C=deviation from regression line
It provides more reliable information on stability than Finlay and Wilkinson model.
Analysis is simple.
Demerits:
Estimation of mean performance and environment index is not independent.
There is a combined estimation of sum of squares of environment and interactions which
is not proper.
Eberhart and Russell (1956) defined stable variety as one with a regression coefficient of
unity(b=1) and a minimum deviation from the regression lines(s²d=0).
3. Perkins and Jinks model(1968)

In this model total variance is first divided into 3 components.
1) genotypes
2) environments
3) genotypes x environment
G-E variance is sub divided into
a) heterogeneity due to regression
b) sum of square due to remainder
This model is less expensive than Freeman and Perkins.
It requires less area for experimentation.
The degree of freedom for environment is e-2
Analysis is more difficult than Eberhart and Russell
model.
It does not provide independent estimation of mean performance and environmental
index.
Source of variation
ANOVA TABLE Degrees of freedom
Genotypes g-1
Environment e-1
Genotype x environment (g-1)(e-1)
Heterogeneity among regressions g-1
Remainder (g-1)(e-2)
Error ge(r-1)
4. Freeman and Perkins model (1971)

In this model total variance is first divided into 3 components.
1) Genotypes
2) environment
3) G*E
The environmental s.s is sub divided into 2 components
a) combined regression
b)residual 1 The interaction variance is also subdivided into two
parts a)homogeneity of regression b) residual 2
This model also includes 3 parameters like Eberhart and Russell model and provides
independent estimation of mean performance and environmental index.
The degree of freedom for environment is e-2 like perkins and jinks model.
Analysis of this model is more difficult and expensive as compared to earlier two
models. Source of variation D
ANOVA TABLE
Source of variation Degrees of freedom
Genotypes g-1
Environment e-1
Combined regression 1
residual (1) e-2
Interaction(GxE) (g-1)(e-2)
Heterogeneity of regressions g-1
residual (2) (g-1)(e-2)
error ge(r-1)
Applications of Stability Analysis –
1. Stability analysis is helps in understand the adaptability of crop varieties over wide range
of environment conditions and in the identification of adaptable genotype.
2. The use of adaptable genotype for general cultivation over wide range of environmental
conditions helps in achieving stabilization in crop production over locations and year.
3. Use the stable genotypes in the hybridization programme will lead to development of
phenotypically stable high potential cultivars of crop species
4. Stability analysis is an important tool for plant breeders in predicting response of various
genotypes over changing environments.
LECTURE NO. 13 & 14
Hybrid seed production technology in Rabi crops -Sunflower, Safflower, Castor, Rabi
Sorghum
1. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION IN SUNFLOWER

Hybrids are produced by employing cytoplasmic genetic male sterility.
The male sterile female and male parents are raised in BSH 3, 1:6, KBSH 1, 1:4 ratio
under 400 m isolation.
Seeds are produced by transferring the pollen of male parent to the female parent with the
help of honeybees reared at 5 hives / ha.
HYBRIDS
BSH -1 = CMS 234 A x RHA 274
KBSH 1 = " x 6 DI
MSFH 1 = MHS 71 x MHR 48
MSFH 8 MSFH -17
TCSH 1 = CMS 234 A x RHA 272
Season: June - July, October - November
Isolation distance: Foundation seed Certified seed Hybrids 600 m 400 m
SEEDS AND SOWING
Seeds are sown in ridges and furrows
Seed rate: Female 12 kg /ha and Male 4 kg/ha.
Spacing 60 x 30 cm (hybrids)
Planting ratio : 8:1 or 4:1
Border row : two
Manures and fertilizers
Compost : 12.5 t/ha
NPK : 60:45:45 kg /ha
Supplementary
pollination
1.As in varieties In hybrids, the palm is first gently rubbed on the male parent flowers
and then on the female line to transfer the pollen.
2. Keeping of bee hives 5 ha-1 .
ROGUING
Plants are rogued based on plant height, head size and colour of seeds during pre-flowering
stage upto harvest.
Foundation seeds
Field standards Certified seeds
Off types 0.1 % 0.2%
Harvesting
The change of head colour from green to lemon yellow is the indication of physiological
maturity.
The heads are harvested separately first in male and then in female.
Drying, processing and others – as in varieties
Seed standards
The graded seed should possess the following characters for certification and sale as
certified/ truthfully labelled seeds
Parameter FS CS
Physical purity (min) % 98 98
Inert matter (max) % 2 2
Germination (min)% 60 60
Moisture content (max)%
(a) Open storage 8 8
(b) Moisture vapour proof 5 5
Storage
2. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION IN SAFFLOWER

Varieties – Manjira, Sgaramuthyalu (APRR – 3), Parbhani Kusum, Phule Kusum, A-1
(National Check)
Hybrids - DSH – 129, NH – 1 ( Firdt non-spiny hybrid in the world), NARI – 15, NARI –
38, Bhima, Girna, Sharda and Sweta.
LAND PREPARATION:
Safflower requires fairly pulverized seed bed free from clods. Being a deep rooted crop it
requires deep ploughing.
Crop raised for dye purpose require more and fine tilth than oil crop.
One deep ploughing with M.B. plough is sufficient followed by 2-3 harrowings with
planking.
Isolation Distance-
Foundation seed Certified seed Hybrids 600 m 400 m
SEED AND SOWING:

Season – rabi
Time of Sowing –
II. FN September to I. FN of October.
If the crop is delayed, Aphid damage is more common.
Seed Rate – 8-10 kg/ha pure crop.
4-6 kg/ha- Mixed crop/ Border crop.
Spacing - 45×20 cm.
Method of sowing – Broadcasting, behind the plough
(pora method) and seed drill.
Depth of sowing – 4-5 cm (Normal). 7.5-10 cm (dry
Land).
Thinning – 10-15 DAS.
Very high density of plant population significantly
reduces the branching ability.
MANURES AND FERTILIZERS:
NPK- 60 - 65kgN, 30 kgP 2O5 and 40 – 45 kg K2O ha
FYM @ 5-10 t/ha
HARVESTING:
The crop comes to maturity within 110-120 days.
As soon as the leaves and most of the bracteoles except a few of last formed become
brown and seeds are dried and easily separated from the head.
The crop is harvested either by uprooting the plant or cutting at the bottom.
Plants are thorny and harvesting is taken up at the early hours of the day and to be
completed before 10.00 am when the spines will be soft.
As the day advanced, spine becomes stiff causing inconvenience to harvesting.
The harvested plants are heaped for a day or two in the field and threshed by beating with
stick, cleaned, dried and stored at 8% moisture content.
Combined harvesters used in wheat could also be used for harvesting and threshing.
The heads are harvested separately first in male and then in female.
Drying, processing and others – as in varieties
Seed standards
3. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION OF CASTOR

Land requirement
Well drained fertile soil should be selected.
The crop cannot tolerate alkalinity and salinity.
It performs well with medium to deep sandy
loam and heavy loam soils are highly suited
for seed production.
Isolation distance Foundation seed Certified seed
Varieties and Hybrids 600 m 300 m
Season
Rabi / Winter – Hybrid seed production.
Summer and kharif provide ideal male promoting environment for undertaking seed
production of the variety, male and female parents of hybrids.
Kharif and summer encourages good expression of less productive plant which could be
easily eliminated through timely roguing.
Female parents when raised in male promoting environment produce environmentally
sensitive staminate flowers, which are very essential for self production of the female
parents.
Seed and sowing
Seed rate : 10 kg / ha (varieties)
2 kg / ha male and 5 kg/ ha female for hybrids.
Spacing
Varieties : 90 x 20 to 90 x 60 cm
Hybrids : 90 x 40 to 90 x 60 cm
Planting ratio 3:1 or 4 - 6:1
Fertilizer : Basal 40:60: 40 NPK / ha Top: 1st 20 kg N/ha (40-50 DAS) , 20 kg N/ha. (After
1st picking)
Bloom: Presence of white waxy coating which protects from chilling and jassid attack.
4 types of bloom:
1. No bloom
2. Single bloom - Bloom only on stem
3. Double bloom- On stem, petioles, and lower sides of leaves
4. Triple bloom - On all parts
Stages of inspection
10 days prior to flowering -Stem colour, inter-node length.
During flowering - No. of nodes upto primary raceme
Before 1st picking (Spike and capsule character, reversion to monoecious in second order
raceme)
After 1st picking - Reversion to monoecious or flower initiation in third order raceme.
Irrigation
Critical stages are primordial initiation and flowering stage in differential segmental order
branches.
Moisture stress in sensitive crop growth stages may lead to production of more male
flowers in monoecious varieties.
Harvesting
Castor produces 4 or 5 sequential order spikes, which can be harvested in 3- 4 pickings
starting from 90-120 days at 25-30 days interval.
Premature harvesting leads to reduced seed weight, oil content and germination.
If shattering is not a problem in a variety, harvesting can be delayed until all capsules are
fully dried.
Grading
The seeds are size graded using round perforated metal sieve of 8/64".
Field standards
Foundation seeds Certified seeds
Off types (Varieties) 0.1 0.2%
Off types (Hybrids) 0.5 1.0%
Seed storage
Seed treatment with Thiram @ 2 g / kg
Storability in Pervious container - 1 year
Storability in Moisture vapour proof container - 2
Seed standards
Parameter Foundation seed Certified seed
Physical purity (min) % 98 98
Inert matter (max) % 2 2
Other crop seed &Weed Seed (max) - -
Other distinguishable variety seeds 5 / kg 10/kg
Germination (min)% 70 70
Moisture content (max)%
(a) Open storage 8 8
(b) Moisture vapour proof storage 5 5
Varieties - SA 1, SA 2, TMV 4, 5, 6, CO 1, Aruna, Bhagya and Sowbaghya.
5. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION OF RABI SORGHUM

Breeding technique for Commercial production
Cytoplasmic genetic male sterility (CGMS)
Seeds produced in different stages
Nucleus seed stage : Maintenance of basic source by seed to row progenies.
Breeder Stage : A (AxB), B and R line are multiplied
Foundation Stage : A (AxB) and R line are multiplied
Breeder and foundation seed stage : Multiplication of male sterile line or maintenance of A
and B line
Certified seed stage : A x R – F1 hybrid produced.
Certified seed stage : Production of hybrid seed
Stages of Seed Production
Breeder seed - - -> A x B - B - R
Foundation seed - - -> A x B - B
-R
Certified seed - - -> A x R
Popular hybrids of their parents:
The first hybrid (CSH 1) was
released in 1964. In 1969, the
Coordinated Sorghum
CSH1 CK 60 A x IS 84
Improvement CSH5
Project was 2077A x CS3541
established. Now
CSH9there are more MS 296 A x CS 3541
than 30 hybrids.
COH2 2219A x IS3541(Kovilpatti Tall)
Some popularCOH3are 2077A x CO21
COH4 296A x TNS30
CSH13 R 296 A x RS 29
CSH14 AKMS 14A x AKR 150
CSH16 27 A x C 43
CSH15 (R) 104 A x R 585
CSH17 AKMS 14A x RS 673
Stages of seed multiplication : Breeder seed – foundation seed – certified seed.

Foundation seed production : A and B line are raised in 4:2 ratio with 4 rows of B line as
border row and allowed for cross pollination. The seeds from A line will be collected as A
line seeds (multiplied).
Certified seed production : Hybrid seed production
Commercial in Hybrid seed production techniques
Isolation distance
FS CS
Normal 200 100
On presence of Johnson Grass 400 400
On Presence of forage Sorghum 400 200
Hybrids 300 200
SEEDS AND SOWING
Seed rate : A line : 8 kg ha-1 R line : 4 kg ha-1
Spacing : A line : 45 x 30cm R line : 45 x solid row spacing.
Planting ratio : Foundation seed stage: 4:2 (A: B)
Certified seed stage : 5.2 (A:R)
Border rows : 4 rows of male (either B or R line) to, supply adequate pollen.
Live markers : • Live plants used for identification of male line live markers are used.
• It should have distinguishable morphological characters.
• Live markers can be sunflower, daincha etc.
MANURES AND FERTILIZERS

Compost : 12.5 t / ha
NPK : 100:50:50 kg ha-1
Basal : 50:50:5 kg ha-1
Top dressing : 25kg N after last ploughing
25kg N after boot leaf stage (45 days)
Synchronization technique
1. Staggered sowing: Sowing of male parent and female parents are adjusted in such a way
that both parents come to flowering at the same time.
CSH-5, MS 2077 A must be sown 10-15 days earlier to the male
CS 3541,CSH 6, the female parent MS 2219 A can be sown simultaneously with CS 3541
CSH 9, the female parent MS 296 A must be sown 7-10 days earlier than male
CS 3541 in November- December season.
2. Spraying growth retardent MH 500 ppm at 45 DAS, delays flowering in advancing
parent.
3. MH wont dissolve in water and hence dissolve it in NaOH and then mix with
water.
4. Urea spraying 1% to the lagging parent.
5. Withhold one irrigation to the advancing parent.
6. Spraying CCC 300 ppm will delay flowering.
FIELD STANDARDS
Isolation Distance
FS CS
Offtypes (max) Varieties 0.05 0.10
Hybrids 0.05 0.10
Pollen shedders (max) 0.05 0.10
Designated diseased plants (max) 0.05 0.10
(Ergot and smut)
Designated disease
1. Kernel smut
2. Head smut
3. Sugary disease of sorghum
It is specific to hybrid
Occur due to low seed set
Spray rogor 0.03% (or)
Endosulfan 0.07%
METHOD OF HARVESTING
Male and female lines should be harvested
separately.
The male rows are harvested first and transported to separate threshing floor.
Like that female rows are harvested and threshed separately.
Threshing
At the time of threshing the seed moisture content should be reduced around 15-18%.
Threshing can be done by beating the earheads with bamboo sticks.
While using the mechanical threshers, care should be taken to avoid mechanical
damage.
Drying
Seed should be dried to 12% for short term storage and 8% for long term storage.
Processing
The sorghum seeds can be processed in OSAW cleaner cum grader using 9/64" round
perforated metal sieve.
SEED TREATMENT AND STORAGE
The seeds are treated with captan or thiram @ 2 g/kg of seed and pack it in cloth bag at
12% moisture content for short term storage and 8% moisture content in 700 gauge poly
ethylene bag for long term storage (or) The seeds can also be treated with halogen
mixture @ 3 g/kg of seeds.
Thehalogen mixture is prepared by mixing CaOCl2 and CaCO3 +Albizzia amara at the
rate of 5:4:1 and this mixture is kept in an air tight plastic container for 1 week.
After one week the mixture is used for seed treatment.
The treated seeds can be stored upto 12 months under open storage and upto 18 months in
moisture vapour proof containers, provided it is not infested by the storage insects.
Seed yield : 3000 kg ha-1
Foundation seed Certified seed
SEED STANDARDS
Physical purity (%) 98 98
Inert matter (%) 2 2
Other crop seed 5 kg -1
10 kg-1
Weed seed 10 kg-1 20 kg-1
Other distinguishable variety 10 kg-1 20 kg-1
Ergot disease by number 0.020% 0.040%
Moisture content
Moisture pervious container 12 12
Moisture vapour proof container 8 8
LECTURE 15 & 16
Ideotype concept and climate resilient crop varieties for future- Wheat, Rice, Maize,
Sorghum and Cotton
IDEOTYPE CONCEPT
Crop Ideotype :-
Crop ideotype refers to model plants or ideal plant type for a specific environment.
“In broad sense an ideotype is a biological model which is expected to perform or
behave in a predictable manner within a defined environment”.
More specifically, crop ideotype is a plant model which is expected to yield
greater quantity of grains, fibre, oil or other useful product when developed as a
cultivar.
The term ideotype was first proposed by Donald in 1968 working on wheat.
Ideotype Breeding :-
Ideotype breeding can be defined as a method of crop improvement which is
use to enhance genetic yield potential through genetic manipulation of individual
plant character.
Main features of ideotype breeding are:-
1. Emphasis on individual trait
2. Includes yield enhancing traits
3. Exploits physiological variation
4. Slow progress
5. Selection
6. Designing of model
7. Interdisciplinary approach
8. A continuous process
Differences between traditional and ideotype breeding

Sr. Traditional Ideotype
No.
1 The main objective is defined before The conceptual theoretical model
initiating the breeding work. is
prepared before initiation of breeding
work
2 Selection is focused on yield and some Selection is focused on individual plant
other characters characters.
3 It usually includes It includes various morphological,
various physiological and biochemical
morphological plant characters
and economic characters.
4 Value of each character is not fixed in Value of each trait is defined in advance.
advance
5 This is a simple and rapid method of This is a difficult and slow method of
cultivar development cultivar development
6 The phenotypic of a new variety is not Phenotype of new variety to
specified in advance be developed is specified in advance
Features of crop ideotypes
The crop ideotype consists of several morphological and physiological traits which
contribute for enhanced yield or higher yield than currently prevalent crop cultivars.
The morphological and physiological features of crop ideotype differ from crop to crop
and sometimes within the crop also depending upon whether the ideotype is required for
irrigated cultivation or rainfed cultivation.
Ideal plant types or model plants have been discussed in several crops like wheat, rice,
maize, barley, cotton and beans.
The important features of ideotype from some crops are
WHEAT
The term ideotype was coined by Donald in 1968 working on wheat. He proposed ideotype
of wheat with following main features:
A short strong stem. It imparts lodging resistance and reduces the losses due to
lodging.
Erect leaves. Such leaves provide better arrangement for proper light distribution
resulting in high photosynthesis or CO2 fixation.
Few small leaves. Leaves are the important sites of photosynthesis, respiration and
transpiration. Few and small leaves reduce water loss due to transpiration.
Larger ear. It will produce more grains per ear.
An erect ear. It will get light from all sides resulting in proper grain development.
Presence of awns. Awns contribute towards photosynthesis.
A single culm.
RICE
The concept of plant type was introduced in rice breeding by Jennings in 1964, through the
term ideotype was coined by Donald in 1968. He suggested that in rice an ideal or model
plant type consists of
Semi dwarf stature
High tillering
capacity and
Short, erect, thick and highly angled leaves
More panicles /m2,
High (55% ore more) harvest index.
Now emphasis is also given on physiological
traits in the development of rice ideotype.
MAIZE
IN 1975, Mock and Pearce proposed ideal
plant type of maize.
Stiff-vertically-oriented leaves above the ear.
Maximum photosynthetic efficiency.
Efficient translocation of photysynthate into
grain.
Short interval between pollen shed and silk emergence.
Small tassel size.
Photoperiod insensitivity
Cold tolerance
Long Grain -filling period
SORGHUM
IN Dr. Swaminathan 1972 proposed ideal plant type of Sorghum.
High grain yield.
Harvest index greater than 30.
High ear head exertion.
Panical DM of total Dm:
>50%
Higher relative water content.
COTTON
Ideotype for irrigated
cultivation
Short stature (90-120 cm).
Compact and sympodial plant habit making pyramidal shape.
Determinate in fruiting habit with unimodal distribution of bolling.
Short duration (150-165 days).
Responsive to high fertilizer dose.
High degree of inter plant competitive ability.
High degree of resistance to insect pests and diseases, and
High physiological efficiency.
Rainfed conditions (Singh and Narayanan 1993)

Earliness (150-165 days).
Fewer small and thick leaves.
Compact and short stature, indeterminate habit.
Sparse hairiness,.
Medium to big boll size.
Synchronous bolling.
High response to nutrients.
Resistance to insects and diseases.
Classification of crop plants based on mode of pollination and mode of reproduction
Mode of pollination Examples of crop plants

and reproduction
Self Pollinated Crops Rice, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Chickpea, Pea, Cowpea, Lentil,
Green gram, Black gram, Soybean, Common bean, Moth
bean, Linseed, Sesame, Khesari, Sunhemp, Chillies,
Brinjal, Tomato, Okra, Peanut, Potato, etc.
Cross Pollinated Crops Corn, Pearlmillet, Rye, Alfalfa, Radish,

Cabbage, Sunflower, Sugarbeet, Castor, Red clover,
White clover, Safflower, Spinach, Onion, Garlic,
Turnip, Squash, Muskmelon, Watermelon,
Cucumber, Pumpkin, Kenaf, Oilpalm, Carrot, Coconut,
Papaya, Sugarcane, Coffee, Cocoa, Tea, Apple, Pears,
Peaches, Cherries, grapes, Almond Strawberries, Pine
apple, Banana, Cashew, Irish, Cassava, Taro, Rubber, etc.
Often Cross Pollinated Crops Sorghum, Cotton, Triticale, Pigeonpea, Tobacco.
TABLE
Common Botanical Name Family Chromosome Origin

Name No.
CERELS
Wheat Triticum aestivum Poaceae 2n=42 South Asia
Oat Avena sativa Poaceae 2n=42 South Asia
Barley Hordeum vulgare Graminacae 2n = 14 Egypt
PULSES
Chickpea Cicer arietnum Leguminoceae 2n=16 south-eastern
Turkey
and adjoining
Syria.
OILSEED
Sunflower Helianthus annus Composite 2n=34 America
Safflower Carthamum tinctorius Compositae 2n=24 Ethiopia &

Afghanistan
Linseed Linum Usitatissimum Linaceae 2n=30 South Western
Asia
Rapeseed Brsassica napus Brassicacea 2n=38 Europe region
Mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae 2n=36 India
FODDER
Napir Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae 2n =27,28,56 Africa (Tropical
Africa)
Bajra Pennisetum glaucum Poaceae/Grami 2n=14 W. Africa
nea
Sorghum Sorghum bicolor L. Poaceae/Gram 2n=20 Northeastern
neae Africa or at the
Egyptian
Maize zea mays Poaceae Central 2n=20
America,mexico
Barseem Trifolium alexandrium Leguminosae 2n = 16 Asia minor and
from there it
was introduced
to Egypt
CASH CROP
Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum Gramineae 2n=80 India
VEGETABLE CROPS
Potato Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae 2n= 48 Tropical
South
America
Field Pea Pisum sativum L Fabaceae 2n= 14 Asia and
Ethiopia
HORTICULTURAL CROPS
Mango Mangifera indica L. Anacardaceae 2n=40 Indo-Burma
Region
Aonla Phyllanthus emblica Euphorbiaceae 2n=28 Indo – china
Guava Psidium guajava Myrtaceae 2n=22 Tropical

America / West
Indies

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COURSE NO.

Crop Improvement- II (Rabi crops)

Lecture Topic Weightage

IMPROVED VARIETIES / HYBRIDS :

RELATED SPECIES - C. reticulatum, C. pinnatifidum, C. songaricum

IMPROVED VARIETIES / HYBRIDS :

Sr. No. Variety Features

WILD RELATIVES - Linum bienne, Linum floccosum, Linum mysorense, Linum

IMPROVED VARIETIES / HYBRIDS

Sr. No. Variety Features

BOTANICAL NAME : Solanum tuberosum L.

4. Back cross method

B. Name - Pisum sativum L.

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES:

Important features of plant genetic resources are -

AIMS OF PGR: Prevent genetic erosion by

The gene pool system of classification

Exploration & Collection :-

ROLES OF PLANT GENETIC SOME USES AND RESOURCES

Cryopreservation: Cryopreservation is a technique that ensures safe, long‐ term

Genotypic Adaptation Population Adaptation

1. Specific genotype adaptation – It is the close adaptation of genotype to a limited

FACTOR AFFECTING ADAPTABILITY-

1. Heterogeneity – The heterogeneous population have broad genetic base, Such

3. Perkins and Jinks model(1968)

4. Freeman and Perkins model (1971)

1. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION IN SUNFLOWER

2. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION IN SAFFLOWER

SEED AND SOWING:

3. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION OF CASTOR

Varieties - SA 1, SA 2, TMV 4, 5, 6, CO 1, Aruna, Bhagya and Sowbaghya.

5. HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION OF RABI SORGHUM

Stages of seed multiplication : Breeder seed – foundation seed – certified seed.

MANURES AND FERTILIZERS

Differences between traditional and ideotype breeding

The important features of ideotype from some crops are

Rainfed conditions (Singh and Narayanan 1993)

Mode of pollination Examples of crop plants

Cross Pollinated Crops Corn, Pearlmillet, Rye, Alfalfa, Radish,

Often Cross Pollinated Crops Sorghum, Cotton, Triticale, Pigeonpea, Tobacco.

Common Botanical Name Family Chromosome Origin

Oat Avena sativa Poaceae 2n=42 South Asia

Barley Hordeum vulgare Graminacae 2n = 14 Egypt

Safflower Carthamum tinctorius Compositae 2n=24 Ethiopia &

Mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae 2n=36 India

Aonla Phyllanthus emblica Euphorbiaceae 2n=28 Indo – china

Guava Psidium guajava Myrtaceae 2n=22 Tropical

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