Chapter 1 decreased row spacing as an option for increasing maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Trans Nzoia district, Kenya / Owino Charles Onyango –
Chapter 2 line x tester analysis across locations and years in Sudanese x exotic lines of forage sorghum / Maarouf I. Mohammed –
Chapter 3 the somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from immature embryo of sweet corn inbred line / Pitipong Thobunluepop –
Chapter 4 optimization and development of regeneration and transformation protocol in Indian mustard using lectin gene from chickpea [Cicer arietinum (L.)] / V. V. Singh, Vandana Verma, Aniruddh K. Pareek, Monika Mathur, Rajbir Yadav, Poonam Goyal, Ajay Kumar Thakur, Y. P. Singh, K. R. Koundal, K. C. Bansal, A. K. Mishra, Arvind Kumar and Sandeep Kumar –
Chapter 5 identification of PCR-based DNA markers flanking three low phytic acid mutant loci in barley / R. E. Oliver, C. Yang, G. Hu, V. Raboy and M. Zhang –
Chapter 6 intercropping and its application to banana production in East Africa: A review / George Ouma –
Chapter 7 a study on stigma receptivity of cytoplasmic-nuclear male-sterile lines of pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. / R. H. Luo, V. A. Dalvi, Y. R. Li and K. B. Saxena –
Chapter 8 grain filling rate is limited by insufficient sugar supply in the large-grain wheat cultivar / Guohua Mi, Fanjun Chen and Fusuo Zhang –
Chapter 9 physicochemical and functional characteristics of cassava starch in Ugandan varieties and their progenies / Ephraim Nuwamanya, Yona Baguma, Naushad Emmambux, John Taylor and Rubaihayo Patrick –
Chapter 10 combining ability for maize grain yield in striga endemic and non-endemic environments of the southern guinea savanna of Nigeria / G. Olaoye and O. B. Bello –
Chapter 11 seed germination of java plum (Syzigium cummit) in three provenances western Kenya / J. L. Okuto and G. Ouma –
Chapter 12 structural features of a cytoplasmic male sterility source from Helianthus resinosus, CMS RES1 / F. Ardila, M. M. Echeverría, R. Rios and R. H. Rodríguez –
Chapter 13 behavioural pattern of upland rice agronomic parameters to variable water supply in Nigeria / Christopher O. Akinbile –
Chapter 14 assessment of dissimilar gamma irradiations on barley (Hordeum vulgare spp.) / S. Sarduie-Nasab, G. R Sharifi-Sirchi and M. H. Torabi-Sirchi –
Chapter 15 grain yield and yield components of maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by crude oil in soil / O. M. Agbogidi –
Chapter 16 breeding for improved organoleptic and nutritionally acceptable green maize varieties by crossing sweet corn (Zea mays saccharata): changes in quantitative and qualitative characteristics in F, hybrids and F, populations / G. Olaoye, O. B. Bello, A. K. Ajani and T. K. Ademuwagun
Chapter 17 variability in sucrose content at grand growth phase in tissues of Saccharum officinarum × Saccharum spontaneum inter-specific hybrid progeny / Vandana Vinayak, A. K. Dhawan and V. K. Gupta –
Chapter 18 evaluation of head yield and participatory selection of horticultural characters in cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var. capitata) / O. T. Adeniji, I. Swai, M. O. Oluoch, R. Tanyongana and A. Aloyce –
Chapter 19 effect of different sowing dates on the yield and yield Components of direct seeded fine rice (Oryza sativa L.) / Nadeem Akbar, Asif Iqbal, Haroon Zaman Khan, Muhammad Kashif Hanif and Muhammad Usman Bashir –
Chapter 20 combining the yield ability and secondary traits of selected cassava genotypes in the semi-arid areas of Eastern Kenya / Joseph Kamau, Rob Melis, Mark Laing, John Derera, Paul Shanahan and Eliud Ngugi –
Chapter 21 evaluation of intra and interspecific rice varieties adapted to valley fringe conditions in Burkina Faso / M. Sié, S. A. Ogunbayo, D. Dakouo, I. Sanou, Y. Dembélé, B. N'dri, K. N. Dramé, K. A. Sanni, B. Toulou and R. K. Glele –
Chapter 22 biochemical and molecular characterization of submergence tolerance in rice for crop improvement / Bishun D. Prasad, Ganesh Thapa, Samindra Baishya and Sangita Sahni –
Chapter 23 participatory selection and characterization of quality protein maize (QPM) varieties in Savanna agro-ecological region of DR-Congo / K. Mbuya, K. K. Nkongolo, A. Kalonji-Mbuyi and R. Kizungu Seed germination of java plum (Syzigium cummit) in three provenances western Kenya J. L. Okuto and G. Ouma –
Chapter 24 effects of Gibberellic acid and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid spray on fruit yield and Quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) /
Dandena Gelmesa, Bekele Abebie and Lemma Desalegn –
Chapter 25 studies on effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays, EMS and their combination in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill.] / Mudasir Hafiz Khan and Sunil Dutt Tyagi –
Chapter 26 indigenous pest and disease management practices in Traditional farming systems in north east India. A review / Gopal Kumar Niroula Chhetry and Lassaad Belbahri –
Chapter 27 comparative effects of water deficit on Medicago laciniata and Medicago truncatula lines sampled from sympatric populations / Mounawer Badri, Soumaya Arraouadi, Thierry Huguet and Mohamed Elarbi Aouani.

Plant breeding has revolutionalized agriculture through genetic modifications in plants to get desirable characteristics or species. It emphasizes on development of high-productivity crops either through simple propagation or by making changes at genetic level. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practice of crop improvement, pollen behavior and food security. The various studies that are constantly contributing towards advancing technologies and evolution of this field are examined in detail. As this field is emerging at a rapid pace, the contents of this book will help the reader understand and analyze the modern concepts and applications of the subject."