Application of Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding

Description

The introduction of crops with traits like high yield, superior quality, early maturity, resistance to disease and pests, etc., will require the use of plant breeding, which is concerned with improving crops through techniques involving the creation of genetic variation and subsequent selection of the desired genotype. Genetic engineering, which enables the transfer of genetic material between organisms with the goal of altering their properties, is the procedure used to produce genetically engineered plants. Every living thing is made up of cells that contain DNA molecules. Units of genetic information called genes are made up of DNA molecules. Modern genetic engineering methods are, in essence, a refinement of the types of genetic alterations that have long been employed to improve plants, microbes, and animals for sustenance. The field of "biotechnology" refers to various methods for modifying genomes that have been developed due to developments in molecular and cell biology. Through biotechnology, new features are now being bred into plants to improve agricultural output, the environment, human nutrition, and health. This book seeks to give readers a fundamental understanding of all cell, genetics, and plant breeding topics.