The book "Breeding of Fruit & Plantation Crops' covers 24 chapters including An Overview of Fruit and Plantation Crop Breeding, Breeding Strategies, and Breeding of 16 Fruit Crops (Mango, Banana, Citrus, Grapes, Papaya, Guava, Pineapple, Litchi, Ber, Aonla, Pomegranate, Apple, Pear, Peach, Almond, Walnut) and 06 Plantation Crops (Coconut, Arecanut, Cashewnut, Tea, Coffee and Oil Palm).
Simple and lucid language has been used for easy understanding of the beginners. Questions are set at the end of each chapter to assess the understanding of the students. It may also serve as a help book for post-graduate students.
Bhimasen Naik: Former Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India
Ranjan Kumar Tarai: Associate Professor of Fruit Science, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha, India
Section I: Basic Considerations: 1. An Overview, 2. Breeding Strategies,Section II: Breeding of Fruit Crops: 3. Breeding of Mango, 4.Breeding of Banana,5.Breeding of Citrus, 6.Breeding of Grapes,7. Breeding of Papaya,8. Breeding of Guava,9.Breeding of Pineapple,10.Breeding of Litchi, 11.Breeding of Ber,12.Breeding of Aonla,13.Breeding of Pomegranate,14.Breeding of Apple,15. Breeding of Pear,16. Breeding of Peach,17. Breeding of Almond,18. Breeding of Walnut,Section III: Breeding of Plantation Crops: 19. Breeding of Coconut, 20.Breeding of Arecanut, 21.Breeding of Cashewnut, 22. Breeding of Tea, 23. Breeding of Coffee, 24.Breeding of Oil Palm.