Mendelian Inheritance. Linkage and chromosome mapping. Sex linked and extra-nuclear inheritance. Basics of Qualitative and Quantitative Genetics. Mode of gene actions (e.g. epistasis). Genotype and environmental interactions. Population genetics: Hardy Weinberg Principles. Concepts of heritability and impact on genetic improvement programme. Genetic variation and manipulation of variability. Objectives of plant breeding. Selection techniques. Breeding of selected crops. Methods of crop improvement.
