Crop Improvement detailed syllabus for Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering (BBE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BBE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BBE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VII scheme and its subjects refer to BBE Professional Elective-VII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of crop improvement is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Centers of origin, distribution of species, wild relatives – Rice, Jute,Maize, Sorghum, Pearl millet, Ragi, Pigeon pea, Urdbean, Mungbean,Soybean, Groundnut, Seasame, Castor, Cotton, Cowpea, Tobacco, Brinjal,Okra and Cucurbitaceous.
Unit II
Plant genetic resources, its utilization and conservation, study of genetics of qualitative and quantitative character. Important concept of plant breeding – self pollinated, Cross pollinated, Vegetatively propagated crops.
Unit III
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Unit IV
Breeding objective and methods methods, procedure for developing hybrids / varieties – Tobacco, Brinjal, Okra and Cucurbitaceous.Breeding for abiotic stress and biotic stress .Genotype -Environment interaction and adaptation.
Unit V
Hybrid seed production technology – Rice, Maize, Sorghum, Pearl millet and Pigeaon pea, Cotton.
Ideotype concept and climate resilient crop varieties for future.
Course Outcomes:
• The student will learn about basic concepts of classical, wild species methodologies employed for Kharif crops and current trends in plant breeding will be exposed.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Ram, H.H. and H.G. Singh. 1994. Crop Breeding and Genetics. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
- Sharma, A.K. 2005. Breeding Technology of Crop Plants (Edt.). Yash Publishing House, Bikaner.
- Phoelman, J.N. and Borthakur, 1969. Breeding Asian field crops .Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi
- Briggs, F.N. and P.F. Knowels, 1970. Introduction to plant breeding. Reinhold, New York.
- Harihar Ram and Hari Govind Singh, 1994. Crop breeding and Genetics. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
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