Gene Pool Diversity and Crop Improvement, Volume 1 (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Preface.- 1. Leymus racemosus : A potential species of gene pool enrichment for wheat improvement; H. Tsujimoto .- 2. Arachis gene pools and genetic improvement in groundnut; A.K. Singh .- 3. Genetic resources of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) and their utilization; D. Ohri .- 4. Genetic improvement of cotton; A.H. Prakash .- 5. Genetic diversity and germplasm patterns in Brassica juncea ; S.S. Banga .- 6. Potato diversity and its genetic enhancement; S.M. Paul Khurana .- 7. Genome plasticity in buckwheat; N.K. Chrungoo .- 8. Origin of genetic variability and improvement of quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa Willd.); D. Ohri .- 9. Emerging invaders from the cultivated croplands: an invasion perspective; G. Prakash Sharma .- 10. Chromosome engineering for high precision crop improvement; H.K. Chaudhary .- 11. Overview of present status and potentials of genetic improvement of commonly cultivated alliums in India; R.H. Gohil .- 12. Utilization of germplasm for the genetic improvement of mungbean [ Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]: the constraints and the opportunities; K.V. Bhat .- 13. Genetic improvement in the genus Eleusine; R. Agarwal .- 14. An ancient medicinal plant at the crossroads of modern horticulture and genetics: genetic resources and biotechnology of sea buckthorn ( Hippophae L., Elaeagnaceae); I. Bartish .- 15. Unlocking the potential of genetic resources for improvement of sesame ( Sesamum indicum L.) - the current scenario; S. Lakhanpaul . Index.