Biodiversity and Crop Improvement
Fayaz Ahmad Sheikh, Shabir Hussain Wani
(2015)
Biodiversity and Crop Improvement: pp.
309-335.
Chapter 10. A Way towards Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Cereal Improvement with Special Reference to Indian Himalayas
The following sections are included:
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10.1. Abstract
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10.2. Introduction
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10.3. Barriers to the Use of PGR in Improvement of Crop Species
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10.4. Classical Methods of Using Genetic Resources in Plant Breeding
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10.5. Increased Awareness and Documentation
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10.6. Management of Plant Genetic Resources
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10.7. Impact of Genomics on PGR
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10.7.1. Early Impact
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10.7.2. Current Status of Plant Genomics
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10.7.3. Future Directions
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10.8. Plant Genetic Resource and Himalayan Region
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10.9. PGR Status and Utilization Patterns
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10.9.1. Cereals
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10.9.2. Small Millets and Pseudocereals
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10.9.3. Grain Legumes and Oil Seeds
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10.10. Genetic Structure and Diversity of Indigenous Rice (Oryza Sativa)
Varieties in the Eastern Himalayan Region of Northeast India
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10.11. Uses of Local Plant Biodiversity among the Tribal Communities of
Pangi Valley of District Chamba in Cold Desert Himalaya, India
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10.12. PGR as Sources of Genes
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