The book is divided into 23 chapters which deal with Introduction, Modes of Reproduction in Plants, Modes of Pollination, Methods of Plant Breeding, Plant Introduction, Selection, Mass Selection, Mutation Breeding, Mendelian Genetic Concepts, Johannsen’s Pure Line Theory, QTL Herald, Hybridization, Segregating Generation, Male Sterility, Self-incompatibility, Hardy Weinberg Law, Heterosis , Exploitation of Heterosis, Methods of Breeding for Vegetatively Propagated Crops, Polyploidy, Wide Hybridization, Breeding of Selected Crops, and Biotech Tools for Plant Breeding. The book presents in-depth but easy-to-understand coverage of topics, so plant breeders can readily comprehend them and apply them to their breeding programmes. Explores the new technologies supporting the genetic and biotechnological improvement of plants. Scientists, academics and students in plant biology and agronomy, researchers interested in biotechnologies applied to plant breeding, plant breeding technicians and seed technologists.

Dr. B.S. Jamwal, Chief Scientist-cum-Professor (Plant Breeding & Genetics) & In-charge Pulses Research Sub-Station, Samba, SKUAST-Jammu. He did his M.Sc (Agriculture) from SKUAST, Srinagar & Ph.D. in Plant Breeding & Genetics from SKUAST-Jammu. He is working as P.I., AICRP on Chickpea, Sub-Centre, Samba. He has vast research experience of past four decades in different pulse crops, maize and wheat crops and was associated with seed production activities and is presently working as Nodal Officer, Pulses Seed Hub Project of SKUAST-Jammu and actively engaged in research of Chickpea and other MULLaRP crops. He has also more than one decade of teaching experience and has guided many post graduate students of Plant Breeding. He is founder member of Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development and Fellow of ISPRD, ISG & PB, ISST, SAWR and Life member of many more Scientific Societies and Associations. He has been Councilor from North Zone for Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata & ISPRD, I.I.P.R, Kanpur. He has many research publications in his credit.