Classification, identification, morphology, ecology and uses of economically important crops. Mendelian Inheritance. Linkage and chromosome mapping. Sex linked and extra-nuclear inheritance. Quantitative and population genetics. Objectives of plant breeding. Selection techniques. Methods of crop improvement. Genetic variation and manipulation of variability. Breeding of selected crops. Legislative framework. Environmental influences on crop growth and development. Vegetative and reproductive plant physiology. Plant water relations. Plant growth substances. Plant growth analysis. Yield determination and crop productivity.
