The Text Book on Ornamental Crop Breeding is an indispensable publication designed to cater to the needs of Horticulture students, researchers in the field of plant breeding, amateur flower breeders, professional flower growers, nurserymen and Landscape architects. Authored by experts in the field, this book presents a holistic approach to understanding the principles, techniques, and applications of breeding flower crops. The initial seven introductory chapters are devoted to the history of ornamentals breeding, ornamental plants breeding, methods/techniques in ornamental plant breeding, biotechnological approaches for improvement of ornamental plants, breeding for disease resistance, role of heterosis and its exploitation and utilization of male sterility for hybrid seed production. Nineteen most important flowers crops like rose, marigold, chrysanthemum, jasmine, tuberose, gladiolus, china aster, carnation, anthurium, antirrhinum, bougainvillea, crossandra, gaillardia, gerbera, petunia, zinnia, cosmos and dahlia are separately dealt in detail in this publication. The flower crop varieties released by all the research institutes and State Agricultural Universities have been compiled and are up-to-date. Despite the fact that, there are many books on breeding of flower crops for B. Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture but none of the textbooks covers the key ideas in line with the requirement of B. Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture curriculum and sure this book will remain special in the market for farm science students.
Dr. Harshavardhan M., has completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Floriculture and Landscape Architecture from UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru. He has experience of more than 10 years in the field of teaching, research and extension activities. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor at College of Horticulture, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. He has credit of more than 95 publications in the form of research papers, popular articles, scientific reports, books, folders, etc. of national and international repute. He has received various awards for his remarkable contribution in the field of horticulture education and research. He has been associated in handling the externally funded projects and also guided many Post Graduate students.
Dr. Ashoka N., received his Ph.D. from UAS, Dharwad, and his Postgraduate degree from UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru. He currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at the College of Horticulture in Sirsi, Karnataka, and has more than 10 years of expertise in the field of teaching, research and outreach activities. More than 90 full-length research papers, one book chapters, plentiful popular articles, scientific reports, etc. of renown on a national and international level have all been published by him. For his exceptional work in horticulture education and research, he has won a number of accolades. He has served as the Principal Investigator for copious scientific studies that were supported by reputable funding organisations. At national and international seminars and conferences, he has delivered more than 10 research papers and won the best presentation prize.
Dr. Shivanand Hongal obtained his Post Graduation from UAS, Bengaluru and Ph.D. from ICAR IIHR, Bengaluru with excellent academic records. Presently he is working as a Senior Scientist and Head at ICAR-KVK, Kolar, Karnataka. He has an experience of more than 10 years in teaching, research and extension. He has credit of more than 40 Scientific full length papers published in national and international Journals. He has undergone the International Training on Intensive vegetable production and modern irrigation technologies at MASHAV International Training Centre, Israel. He has handled several externally funded research projects and also guided many post-graduate and doctoral students. For his contribution towards research and extension work, he has been honoured with different awards.
Dr. Balaji Shreedhar Kulkarni, Dean, College of Horticulture, UHS, Bagalkot has 26 years of experience in teaching, research, extension and administration. His specialization is in Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, guided 7 Ph.D. & 29 M.Sc. students as a Major Advisor. Involved in developing NCERT e-courses. Handled 11 externally funded projects, released 3 varieties of flower crops and developed 19 technologies for POP. Published 125 research papers, 12 books and 15 book chapters. He has undergone more than 10 National level trainings and 2 International trainings (Israel and Finland). He has received various awards for his remarkable contribution in the field of horticulture education and research.
1. History of Ornamentals Breeding................................................... 1
2. Ornamental Plants Breeding ........................................................... 7
3. Methods or Techniques in Ornamental Plants Breeding ......... 11
4. Biotechnological Approaches for Improvement of Ornamental Plants.......................................................................... 23
5. Breeding for Disease Resistance.................................................... 27
6. Role of Heterosis and Its Exploitation ......................................... 33
7. Utilization of Male Sterility for Hybrid Seed Production......... 37
8. Breeding of Rose .............................................................................. 41
9. Breeding of Marigold ...................................................................... 59
10. Breeding of Chrysanthemum ........................................................ 73
11. Breeding of Jasmine ........................................................................ 91
12. Breeding of Tuberose ...................................................................... 99
13. Breeding of Gladiolus ...................................................................105
14. Breeding of China Aster...............................................................119
15. Breeding of Carnation ..................................................................127
16. Breeding of Anthurium ................................................................137
17. Breeding of Antirrhinum .............................................................145
18. Breeding of Bougainvillea ............................................................151
19. Breeding of Crossandra ................................................................161
20. Breeding of Gaillardia ...................................................................167
21. Breeding of Gerbera ......................................................................173
22. Breeding of Petunia .......................................................................181
23. Breeding of Zinnia .........................................................................189
24. Breeding of Hibiscus .....................................................................195
25. Breeding of Cosmos ......................................................................203
26. Breeding of Dahlia ........................................................................207
References .......................................................................................219
