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Plant Ideotype: The Concept and Application

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The plant type concept in crop improvement started to receive major attention with the discovery of dwarfing genes in wheat and rice. The discovery and the analysis that followed showed that yield increases in many crops with the advent of scientific plant breeding are associated with better partitioning efficiency of the total dry matter produced, which on its own may have registered little increase. The two physiological parameters of crop yields — dry matter production and harvest index are now explicitly recognized as targets for future studies as major foodgrains of the world begin to reach a saturation point in their yields. The present paper describes the evolution of the plant type concept and discusses its wider implications. The concept is particularly relevant for modernization of traditional agriculture where genetic diversity for plant types could help to develop improved crop varieties responsive to applications of fertilizers, irrigation and other farm inputs. The plant type genes could help to accelerate the process of crop improvement in many of the developing countries.

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Tandon, J.P., Jain, H.K. (2004). Plant Ideotype: The Concept and Application. In: Jain, H.K., Kharkwal, M.C. (eds) Plant Breeding. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1040-5_25

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