Triticale : Triticale First Man-made cereal.
Example of hybridization
Of……. wheat Tliticum X rye Secale
For palatability of wheat and hardness of rye.
A fertile allotetraploid
Triticale has how many chromosomes. 42
Slide 2 : Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Herbaceous (vine)
Nitrogen fixing tropical legume from Asia.
Its seeds, pods, leaves and tuberous roots are highly proteinaceous What is winged bean ?
Edible for humans as well as livestock. : Edible for humans as well as livestock.
Jojoba : Jojoba Simmondsia chinesis
Occurs in the Mexican deserts =shrub
Seeds contains about 50% by weight of a liquid wax Oil is used in cosmetics and lubricants
Same to liquid wax obtained from the sperm whale.
Can survive under poor soil and low water conditions.
Guayule : Guayule Parthenium argentatum
A wild perennial rubber bearing shrub.
Occurs in the deserts of Mexico and south-western United States.
Potential source of natural rubber used which is chemically similar to para-rubber.
Subabul : Subabul Commonly called as leucaena
Leucaena leucocephale
A fast growing leguminous tree
From central America.
Controls deforestation of tropical lands, providing wind breaks and fire breaks, shade and ornamentation.
It produces nutritious forage for livestock.
Slide 7 :
Leucaena leucocephale : Leucaena leucocephale Wood is excellent for fuel and charcoal and ideal for small timber, paper, pulp and rayon.
It is nitrogen fixing
A good source of green manure.
Can grow on poor and worn out marginal lands.
Cassava or manioc (Manihot esculenta) A woody plant of Euphorbiaceae Extensively cultivated as an annual crop in Tamil Nadu, KeralaEdible starchy tuberous roots which yields Cassava ,Third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world,Africa … largest center of production. The flour made of the roots is called tapioca : Cassava or manioc (Manihot esculenta) A woody plant of Euphorbiaceae Extensively cultivated as an annual crop in Tamil Nadu, KeralaEdible starchy tuberous roots which yields Cassava ,Third largest source of carbohydrates for human food in the world,Africa … largest center of production. The flour made of the roots is called tapioca
BIOFORTIFICATION : BIOFORTIFICATION The breeding of crops with high levels of vitamins, minerals, or higher proteins and healthier fats for human consumption
Slide 11 : BIOFORTIFIED CROPS
Slide 12 : The disappearance of genes/alleles from gene pool
And
Reduction in genetic
resources of earth What is genetic erosion ?
Slide 13 : Sugarcane Breeding Research Institute, Coimbatore, established in 1912.
Central Potato Research Institute, Simla.
Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Delhi.
Gamma Gardens: Bose Research Institute, Calcutta.
National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow.
Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.
International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad.
International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos. Phillipines. Famous Crop Breeding Centres
Slide 14 : Oil Seeds
Azadirachta indica.
Eucalyptus teriticornis,
Madhuca indica,
Pongamia pinnata,
Shorea robusta,
Salvadora spp.
Citrulus colocynthis
Cucurbita foetidissima,
Derris indica etc,
UNDERUTILIZED CROPS : UNDERUTILIZED CROPS Medicines
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UNDERUTILIZED CROPS : UNDERUTILIZED CROPS Beverages
Paullinia cupana (guarana-kernels)
Ilex paraguriensis (Paraguay tea – leaves) : Ilex paraguriensis (Paraguay tea – leaves)