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Plant breeder's kit
The document outlines an experiment focused on the plant breeder's kit, detailing the necessary tools and their specific purposes in plant breeding activities such as selfing and artificial crossing. Key items mentioned include magnifying glasses, forceps, scissors, needles, brushes, and weighing balances, each with defined sizes and uses. The kit is essential for conducting observations, managing pollen, and ensuring accurate labeling during breeding experiments.
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Introduction to the plant breeder's kit, its purpose, and tools for selfing and crossing.
Magnifying glass for observing small flower buds, stigmatic surfaces, and pollen presence.
Use of forceps for emasculation, scissors for removing unwanted parts, and needles for pollen collection.
Brushes for pollen collection and bags for covering during selfing and crossing; ethyl alcohol for sterilization.
Tags for labeling plants and a meter scale for measuring plant dimensions.
Weighing balance for samples and a field book for daily observations on growth and development.
Closing acknowledgment of the presentation.
Plant breeder's kit
- 1. Experiment No.1 PLANT BREEDER'SKIT Prepared By: Asit Prasad Dash Assistant Professor DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SIKSHA ‘O’ ANUSANDHAN (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), BHUBANESWAR, 751029
- 2. Introduction: The plant breederfrequently uses different tools/ instruments and materials to carry out selfing, artificial crossing and for taking field observations. Aim of the experiment- To Study about the Plant breeder's kit and its uses.
- 3. 1. Magnifying glaass/lense Types/size:Small to medium size with handle Purpose :To observe small flower buds. stigmatic surface and dehiscence of anthers. It ensures presence /absence of any pollen in emasulated flower bud.
- 4. Types/size :Medium tolong and pointed Purpose :For emasculation and for holding stamens & anthers during the operation. 2. Forceps
- 5. Types/size : Smallto medium size with sharp edges Purpose : Required for clipping or removal of unwanted parts such as buds & awns etc. 3. Scissors
- 6. Types/size :Long withplastic handle Purpose :Required for opening of flower buds and separating the flower parts. 4. Needles
- 7. Types/size :Size 3or 4 Purpose :For collection of pollen and placing on the stigmatic surface. It is very useful when a little quantity of pollens are produced. 5. Brushes
- 8. Types/size : Differentsizes of Parchment Paper bag, brown paper bag, muslin cloth bags Purpose :For covering flower bud or entire inflorescence or whole plant during selfing or crossing (before and after emasculation) 6. Bags
- 9. Types/size :Small vial Purpose:For Sterilizing forceps. Scissors, needles, brushes and hands during emasculation and pollination. 7. Ethyl Alcohol
- 10. Types/size : Cardboard,paper or tin tags Purpose :Labelling flowers/plants in the field. Information like names of male & female parents, date of emasculation and date of pollinations may be written on the labels. 8. Tags
- 11. Purpose : Forwriting labels 9. Marker, pencil & eraser
- 12. Types/size :1-meter size Purpose:Required for measuring plant height & dimensions of field used for field experiment 10. Meter scale & measuring tape .
- 13. Types/size :Small size Purpose:Weighing large number of samples with small quantity. 11. Weighing balance
- 14. Types/size :Standard size Purpose: To note down daily observations in the field regarding germination, flowering, morphological description, plant height, weight of grains etc. 12. Field Book
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