The book "Frontiers in Plant Breeding" provides a good deal of information on various plant breeding methodologies, applications and approaches. The topics mainly covered includes breeding and genetic approaches for enhancing yield and quality of major field crops, high throughput phenotyping, ideotype breeding concepts, tilling and eco-tilling, genomic selection, genome editing, plant genetic resources for nutritional security, mutation breeding, speed breeding, climate resilient breeding for biotic and abiotic stresses, breeding strategy for biofortification in crops, nucleus and breeder seed production and public-private partnership in plant breeding. This book covers the courses offered by various Indian Universities at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. This book would be useful to the students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of plant breeding and genetics.
Shivangi Rahangdale is a Ph.D. scholar in the department of the Plant Breeding and Genetics, from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. She is a recipient of “UGC-NFOBC Fellowship Award” for her Ph.D. programme, “Best Research Thesis Award-2020” and “Medhavita Samman-2021” for her excellence in study at University and National level. She did her post-graduation as well as graduation degree from JNKVV Jabalpur. She has published several abstracts, popular articles, research article in various national and international journals of repute. She has participated in various national and international seminars, conferences, trainings and workshops. She has qualified UGC-NET in Environmental Sciences and ASRB/ICAR-NET in Genetics & Plant Breeding discipline and also cleared ICAR AICE-SRF for PhD. She is a life member of Indian Society of Plant Breeders (ISPB) and Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB).
Akash Barela is a Ph.D. scholar in the department of the Plant Breeding and Genetics, from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. He is a recipient of "NAHEP Fellowship Award" for his Ph.D. programme and received various professional awards. Graduated from SKNAU, Jobner (Raj.) did his post-graduation from RVSKVV, Gwalior (M.P) He has published several abstracts, popular articles, research article in various national and international journals of repute. He has participated in various national and international seminars, conferences, trainings and workshops.