Category: Genetics and Plant Breeding Tables
Scientific Terms and Contributors
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21 Jul, 2026
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Term Contributor Heterosis G.H. Shull (1914) Heterobeltiosis Fonseca and Patterson Useful Heterosis Meredith and Bridge Overdominance Hull (1945) in Maize Marker based selection Lande Ideotype Donald (1968) in wheat Homeostasis Lerner (1954) Selection, heterostyly Darwin Mega centre of origin Zhukovsky-1965 Microcentre Harlan QTL Gelderman -1975 Antibiosis Painter -1936 Antibiotic Selman Waksman Clone Webber Genome (1920) […]
Scientific contributions of eminent scientists
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21 Jul, 2026
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Name of the Scientists Contributions Allard and Bradshaw G x E interaction Recurrent Selection for SCA Hull Recurrent Selection for GCA Jenkins Dominance hypothesis Davenport Gene for gene hypothesis Flor Pureline concept Johannsen Backcross method Harlan and Pope Double cross scheme Jones Cytoplasmic Genetic Male sterility Jones and Davis Ear to row method Hopkins Colchicine […]
List of Important International Institutes Conserving Germplasm
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21 Jul, 2026
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Institute Location Crop maintained IRRI International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines, established in 1960 Rice CIMMYT Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo, El Baton, Mexico-1966; International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Maize, wheat, Triticale, barley CIAT Center International de-agricultural Tropical Palmira, Columbia, established in 1967; International Center for Tropical Agriculture Cassava […]
Inflorescence of different Crop Plants
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21 Jul, 2026
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Cereals Crop Inflorescence Rice Panicle Bajra Panicle/Spikelet Barley Spike Maize Tassel (Male), Spadix/silk/cob (Female) All minor millets Panicle Oat Panicle Sorghum Ghum Wheat Spike of Spikelet Ragi Spike Oilseeds Crop Inflorescence Groundnut Raceme Soybean Raceme Sesamum Cymose Mustard Raceme Castor Cymose Sunflower Head/Capitulum Safflower Head/Capitulum Niger Head/Capitulum Linseed Cymose Pulses Crop Inflorescence Black gram Axillary […]
Gene banks for various crops in India
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21 Jul, 2026
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Institutes Crops Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur-MH Cotton Central Plantation crops Research Institute, Kasargod-Kerala Plantation crop Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, HP Potato Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, AP Tobacco Central tuber crops research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Tuber crops other than potato National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Orissa Rice Indian Institute of Oilseeds research, […]
Technical Terms in Biometrical Genetics
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21 Jul, 2026
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Technical Term First used/coined by Year Adaptability Dobzhansky 1968 Analysis of Variance Fisher – Augmented Design Federer 1956 Biparental Cross Comstock and Robinson 1948 Biometrics Fisher 1918 Coadaptation Dobzhansky 1956 Coefficient of Variation Karl Pearson – Classical Selection Index Smith 1936 Correlation Karl Pearson 1902 Diallel Yates 1947 D² Statistics Mahalanobis 1928 Disruptive Selection Mather […]
Storage Proteins of different Crop Seeds
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21 Jul, 2026
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Crops Storage protein Rice Oryzein Wheat Gluten Maize Zein Barley Hordein Pea Legumin Soybean Nodulin, Glyenin Sunflower — Grain legume (Rajma) Phaseolin
Various Methods of Seed Testing
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21 Jul, 2026
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Tests Used for Ferric chloride test Mechanical injury Brick gravel test Vigour test Diaphenoscope Purity analysis Physiological vigour test Seed germination Tx test Biochemical vigour test and viability Grow Out Test (GOT) Genetic purity test Zelany test Protein quality
Testing Methods for Varietal Purity in Crops
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21 Jul, 2026
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Tests Crops KOH bleach test Sorghum, Rice NaOH and Phenol test Wheat Seed coat Peroxidase test Soybean ODV test Rice Cold test Maize Alkaloid test Lupinus spp. Cool germination test Cotton