Breeding Methods in Cross Pollinated Crop

Breeding Methods in Cross Pollinated Crop

I) Introduction and Acclimatization

II) Selection (Population Improvement)

A) Without progeny testing.

B) With progeny testing i.e a) Progeny testing – i) Plant to row ii) Ear to row
b) Line breeding
c) Recurrent selection – i) Simple recurrent selection ii) Recurrent selection for GCA. iii) Recurrent selection for SCA.

III) Backcross method 

IV) Heterosis breeding

V) Synthetic breeding

VI) Composite Breeding
VII) Distant hybridization
VIII) Polyploidy
IX) Transgenic breeding
X) Mutation breeding.