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Commercial Plant Breeding Objective By Monika Singh , Mridula Billore , Phundan Singh, CONTENTS : Section I: Introductory Chapters, 1.Modes of Reproduction in Crop Plants, 2.Types of Improved Seed, 3.Development of Inbred Lines, 4.Development of Hybrids using A, B and R Lines, 5.Variety Release Procedure, Section II: Seed Production, Certification and Testing, 6.Principles of Quality Seed Production, 7.Hybrid Seed Production: Field Crops, 8.Hybrid Seed Production: Vegetable Crops, 9.Seed Certification, 10.Testing Seed Quality, 11.Maintenance Breeding, Section III: Miscellaneous Topics, 12.Principles of DUS Testing, 13.Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act 2001, 14.Intellectual Property Rights, 15.Modern Tools for Line and Cultivar Development [Haploids, Somtic hybridization, Tissue Culture and Biotechnology], Appendices, Glossary, References