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Objectives of Plant Breeding

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Major Objectives of Plant Breeding Program Plant breeding is an important branch of agricultural science. Its main purpose is to develop new and improved crop varieties. These improved varieties give better yield, better quality, and better resistance against diseases and harmful environmental conditions. A plant breeding program is planned according to the needs of farmers, consumers, industries, and climate. The major objectives of plant breeding are explained below in simple paragraph form. 1. Higher Yield The first and most important objective of plant breeding is to increase crop yield. Food demand is increasing due to rapid population growth, so breeders try to develop varieties that produce more grains, fruits, seeds, or biomass per unit area. High-yielding varieties help farmers earn more profit and improve food security. This is why yield improvement is considered the central objective of every breeding program. 2. Improved Quality Another major objective is to improve t...
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GUAVA

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 GUAVA Guava ( Psidium guajava   L.) is   one of the famous fruit plant which contain a great number of bioactive compounds having beneficial role to human health. Due to its multidirectional health benefits the fruit is often called as “super food”. It has been valued as a food and medicinal plant since ancient time. Over a long period the fruit is only consumed by the people of tropical and subtropical region (Deguchi et al. 2010). Guava is a familiar fruit in the daily life of most parts of world because of its characteristic flavour, availabity throught the year and less expensive price. Since past few decades the fruit has gained high demand due to its health benefits. It is believed to have originated from Mexico or Central America and is now very popular in Asian countries and is also increasingly available in other countries, particularly after the exposure of information about its health benefits (Uzzaman et al. 2018). Due to its high demand it is abundantly ...
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Some indigenous communitie and Ethnomedicinal plants in india

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 Some indigenous communitie and Ethnomedicinal plants in india Name of the plant Family Plant Parts and their use Bhoxa ( Sharma et al., 2013 ) Artemisia nilagirica (C.B. Clarke) Pamp. Asteraceae Whole Plant is used as remedy   of epilepsy Cassia fistula L. Caesalpinaceae Seed decoction is   used as remedy of epilepsy Datura stramonium L. Solanaceae Young Leaves and roots is recommended for   epilepsy Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton Fabaceae Powder of roots is   used as remedy of epilepsy. Oxalis corniculata L. Oxalidaceae Whole plant is recommended for   epilepsy. Pavetta indica L. Rubiaceae Fine powder of root is   used as remedy   of epilepsy. Ricinus communis...
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