Role Of Classical Mutation Breeding In Crop Improvement

Crop improvement using classical induced mutagenesis is now well standardized. A large number of new promising varieties in different crops have successfully been developed world wide using both physical and chemical mutagens. Voluminous literature are now available on basic and applied aspects of mutagenesis. Mutation technique has been refined and holds promise of generating a much wider desirable variability than classical breeding. Recent advances in technology combined with classical mutation breeding offers new and exciting challenges for development of new varieties. There was necessary to compile worldwide activities on induced mutagenesis for crop improvement.The book covers both basic and applied aspects of mutation and its impact on different crops like vegetables, pulse, medicinal, edible and non-edible oil, ornamentals etc in different countries. The book is extremely well prepared and contains huge volume of informations accumulated using classical induced mutagenesis on different crops in different countries. The will serve as an extremely comprehensive guide to the researchers, teachers, students and individuals who are interested to use induced mutagenesis as a tool for crop improvement. Contents Chapter 1: Use of Induced Mutations for Crop Improvement: Revisited by H Yamaguchi; Chapter 2: Mutation Breeding for Crop Improvement: A Review by M A Awan; Chapter 3: Mutation Breeding in Nigella sativa L (Black Cumin) by A K Biswas; Chapter 4: Improvement of a Value Added Medicinal Herb “Trigonella foenum graceum L”: Need and Approach by S K Datta & V L Goel; Chapter 5: Role of Experimental Mutagenesis for Genetic Improvement of Peas and Soybean by A Mehandijev; Chapter 6: Cowpea Mutation Breeding for Resistance to Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease (Xanthomonas vignicola Burk) by Sanit Luadthong; Chapter 7: Mutation Breeding: A Novel Technique for Quality Improvement of Winged Bean [Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L) DC] by R D Dadka & V S Kothekar; Chapter 8: Quantitative and Qualitative Improvement in Brassica Oil Crops through Induced Mutation Technique in Bangladesh by M L Das & A Rahman; Chapter 9: Effects of Gamma Radiation on Jatropha curcas: A Promosing Crop for New Source of Fuel by S K Datta & R K Pandey; Chapter 10: Role of Mutation Induction for Wheat (T aestivum L) Improvement by Wange Lin-quing & LI Gui-ying; Chapter 11: Selection Studies on Mutant Barley Population by M B Yildrim, N Budak, Z Yildrim & T Kusaksiz; Chapter 12: Linkage Mapping Using Mutant Genes in Rice by T Kinoshita; Chapter 13: Classical Mutation Breeding and Molecular Methods for Genetic Improvement of Ornamentals by S K Datta & Debasis Chakrabarty; Chapter 14: Combination of Classical and Modern Methods for the Development of New Ornamental Varieties by A K a Mandal & S K Datta.