This book provides detailed account of plant genetics, breeding methods for self and cross pollinated crops, biometrical and biotechnological tools used in plant breeding. It explains the cell division, partitioning of genetic variance, selfing, hybridization, inbreeding depression, heterosis, mating system, heritability, selection and response to selection. The text discusses plant tissue culture, molecular markers and genetic engineering. It elaborates the experimental designs, stability analysis, chi-square test, genetic diversity and path analysis. It covers the intellectual property...