About the Book: Breeding of Perennial Horticultural Crops
This book presents innovative methods of augmenting traditional breeding
techniques with modern breeding tools for developing new genotypes in perennial
horticultural crops. The scientific information available on perennial crop
breeding using the latest advances including the targeted genetic resources,
traditional plant breeding methods, parent selection criteria, biotechnological
and molecular tools, genomics, phenomics etc. have been included as separate
dedicated chapters. Each chapter deals with status and priorities of perennial
crop improvement, technological advancements in breeding, genetic resource
management and utilisation, besides achievements made in selected perennial
horticultural crops including banana, citrus, cucurbits, grape, guava, litchi,
mango, papaya, apple, walnut and low