Fruit Breeding is a complex discipline that requires significant time, space, and specific qualities. The propagation of seeds can result in heterogeneity, while the asexual propagation of elite clones can lead to the development of new and unique varieties. Fruit breeding can be challenging due to the differences in temperature and light requirements among temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical fruits. Additionally, parthenocarpic and apomictic fruit trees require special breeding methods for improvement. Unlike other horticultural crops such as vegetables, spices, plantation crops, and tubers, fruits have unique characteristics related to aroma, taste, and flavor. The book under review explores the history of fruit breeding, biodiversity, challenges, and prospects, as well as various breeding techniques such as apomixis, mutation breeding, the role of insects in fruit production, molecular markers, statistical techniques, rootstock breeding, and the breeding of specific fruit varieties such as mango, citrus, banana, papaya, guava, sapota, jackfruit, sugarapple/sweetsop (Indian jujube), and jamun. The 20 chapters in the book, authored by 15 scientists from six Research Institutes and Universities, provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of fruit breeding, an area that is not often explored by breeders.

1. History of Fruit Breeding by T. Radha and S. Simi 2. Biodiversity of Fruit Crops by M.R. Dinesh and G.L. Veena 3. Fruit Breeding-Challenges, Approaches and Prospects by M.R. Dinesh and G.L. Veena 4. Apomixis and Fruit Breeding by G.L. Veena and M.R. Dinesh 5. Mutation Breeding in Fruit Crops by M.R. Dinesh, G.L. Veena and Bharathi Nirujogi 6. Role of Insects in Fruit Crop Pollination by P. V. Rami Reddy and K. Sreedevi 7. Molecular Markers in Fruit Breeding by Kanupriya and K.V. Ravishankar 8. Statistical Techniques in Quantitative Genetics for Fruit Crop Improvement Research by R. Venugopalan 9. Rootstock Breeding by M.R. Dinesh 10. Mango Breeding by M.R. Dinesh 11. Citrus Breeding by Awtar Singh 12. Banana Breeding by A. Rekha 13. Pomegranate Breeding by S.S. Hiwale 14. Papaya Breeding by M.R. Dinesh and G.L. Veena 15. Guava Breeding by M.R. Dinesh and C. Vasugi 16. Sapota Breeding by A. Rekha 17. Jackfruit Breeding by Prakash Patil 18. Breeding Sugar Apple/Sweetsop by T. Sakthivel 19. Breeding in Indian Jujube (Ber) by S.S. Hiwale 20. Jamun Breeding by A. Rekha