This article throws light upon the top three breeding methods used for cross-pollinated crops. The methods are: 1. Mass Pedigree Method 2. Inbreeding 3. Recurrent Selection. 1. Mass Pedigree Method: In this method of breeding, the best individuals with desired characters are selected on the basis of phenotypic performance in a source population. Open-pollinated seeds of the selected individual plants [...]
This article provides notes on Duncan's multiple range test. For experiments, requiring the comparison of all possible pairs of treatment means, the LSD test is usually not suitable, when the total number of treatment is large. In such cases, DMRT is useful. DMRT involves the computation of numerical boundaries, that allow for the classification of the difference between any 2 [...]
This article provides notes on national bureau of plant genetic resources (NBPGR). The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has its Headquarters at New Delhi, located at a latitude of 28° 35' N, longitude of 70° 18' E and an altitude of 226 m above mean sea level. The Bureau draws guidelines from the Crop Science Division of ICAR, [...]