PERFORMANCE OF RAPESEED ADVANCED LINES AT SWAT, PAKISTAN: GENOTYPIC EVALUATION, ADVANCED RAPESEED LINES, SWAT, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN - Softcover

Ali, Sardar; Ayub Khan, Dr.; Muhammad Saeed, Dr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639321960 ISBN 13: 9783639321968

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2010

Synopsis

Pakistan is an agricultural country still spending millions of dollars on the import of edible oil, which is a major drain on the foreign exchange reserves of the country. The indigenous oil production of the country could not match the growing demand of population. The domestic edible production only meet about 25% of the requirement and has grown @ 2.6% annually over last 20 years, while consumption has increased at 9%. Among different oilseed crops rapeseed and mustards contribute 21% towards national oil production but the quality of oil is low due to presence undesirable fatty acids i.e., erucic acid and glucosinolates. This book primarily focuses on the genotypic evaluation of advanced lines of Rapeseed. Twelve genotypes Hyola-308, Bullet, PB-4, ZII-98, Altex, Oscar, Dunkeld, Siren, PC-89, Altex x Shirallee, Altex x Candle and Altex x PC-89 were studied. This comprehensive and profusely illustrated book will be highly valuable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Agriculture and researchers involved in the plant breeding & genetics. Therefore, this book should be available in each library.

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About the Author

Sardar Ali has completed his Masters in Plant Breeding & Genetics from KPK Agri.University Peshawar, Pakistan. Presently he is working as a Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture, Hazara University, Haripur Campus, KPK, Pakistan. Dr. Ayub Khan & Dr. Muhammad Saeed are working in Hazara University, Haripur Campus, KPK, Pakistan.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639321960
• ISBN 13: 9783639321968
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72