Genetic Principles and Plant Breeding book has been designed to cover the Post Graduate Syllabus in one compact volume of 22 chapters. This book would be useful to the Post Graduate Students, Teachers and Researchers engaged in the field of Plant Breeding and Genetics in different Indian Agricultural Universities.

A: INTRODUCTION AND GENETIC CONCEPTS
1. Introduction and Achievements
2. Basic Genetic Concepts
3. Genetics in Relation to Plant Breeding
4. Genetic Basis of Breeding Methods

B: PLANT BREEDING METHODS
5. Plant Introduction
6. Pure Line Selection
7. Mass and Progeny Selection
8. Mass, Progeny and Ear to Row Selections
9. Pedigree, Bulk and SSD Methods
10. Backcross and Multiline Breeding
11. Population Improvement Approaches
12. Recurrent Selection
13. Heterosis Breeding
14. Synthetics and Composite Varieties
15. Clonal Selection
16. Mutation Breeding
17. Space Breeding
18. Speed Breeding
19. Release of New Varieties

C: SEED RELATED TOPICS
20. Seed Production Techniques
21. Maintenance Breeding
22. PPV and FR Act
23. GLOSSARY
24. Key References
25. APPENDICES