In this article we will discuss about the methods of plant breeding for disease and pest resistance. Plant Breeding for Disease Resistance: Crops are required to be disease, resistant, as a wide range of fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens that affect the yield of cultivated crop species, especially in tropical climates. Resistance of the host plant is the ability to [...]
The following points highlight the five main steps of hybridization technique. The steps are: 1. Selection and Preparation of Parents 2. Emasculation 3. Bagging 4. Pollination 5. Selection. Hybridization Technique # Step 1. Selection and Preparation of Parents: The plant breeder must have a clear idea about the plants which he wants to use as parents — a subject which [...]
Plant Breeding: Steps and Methods of Plant Breeding for Disease Resistance! Green Revolution: Traditional farming can only yield limited food for humans and animals. Better management can increase yield but only to a limited extent. But plant breeding as a technology increased yield to a very large extent. In India, “Green Revolution” was responsible for our country to not only [...]