As the world's population continues to rise, and it becomes increasingly desirable to avoid
excessive use of chemical inputs, plant breeding can provide biological solutions to the …

Crop cultivation has played an important role in human history and civilization. Agriculture
began with the selection of some plant species to be grown in primitive fields. There would …

Plant breeding has been vitally important in feeding and clothing the world's population. The
human population has been increasing exponentially worldwide, whereas food production …

To improve plant varieties, since the late 19th century plant breeders relied on phenotypic
selection, achieving breeding progress through the assessment of external and internal …

Conventional plant breeding has been very successful in developing improved cultivars with
desirable traits. However, it has not been as successful in improving traits with low …

Plant breeding is both an art and a science dealing with a wide range of traits, both
quantitative and qualitative. By definition, the difference between quantitative and qualitative …

In the 1980s, DNA‐based molecular markers were identified as having the potential to
enhance corn (Zea mays L.) breeding. Research has demonstrated the advantage of using …

1Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, UP, India 2Field Research Laboratory,
DRDO, C/o 56 APO, Leh, India 3JUIT, Waknaghat, Solan, HP, India* Corresponding author …

This paper discusses how a genetical approach to plant physiology can contribute to
research underpinning the production of new crop varieties. It highlights the interactions …

Over the next 25 years, we believe that the most significant changes in crops will come
about by applying genetic engineering tools. Crops may be bioengineered to produce …