Objective of the Course

Cereals are considered as the grains of life and the foundation of human civilization. Cereals grains are the amalgamation of endosperm, germ, and bran. It focuses on importance, status, evolution and breeding techniques in cereals. It describes the procedure of variety development. Today cereals have passed a series of genetic manipulation, re-arrangement of genetic architecture, polyploidization to compete all biotic and abiotic stresses, like diseases, water stress, winter hardiness, salinity, frost, mineral toxicity etc. It will enable students to understand applications of genetic principles in cereal breeding, various reproductive systems in cereals, variety development and release procedures. This course is designed to enhance the research skills among the students to compete the changing world, focusing on cereal crops and its byproducts. Students will practically handle segregating populations and data recording. At the end of the course students will be able to understand the genetics and breeding behavior of cereal crops and its estimation.