PLANTBREEDING 植物有种学 BY s Niu Yingze (牛应门
PLANT BREEDING 植物育种学 BY Niu Yingze （牛应泽） Dept. of Plant Breeding and Seed Engineering
PREFACE前言 1. Introduction to the course · Nature of the Course Teaching Plan( 54 hrs lec. +18 hrs exp. Language of the Course(Bilingual Course)
1. Introduction to the Course • Nature of the Course • Teaching Plan ( 54 hrs lec. +18 hrs exp.) • Language of the Course (Bilingual Course) PREFACE 前言
2. Significance of plant breeding Present Worldly problems Food Insufficiency(due to fast increase of population) Energy Shortage Environment Deterioration a Key solution to these problems: Increase in plant production increase in Plant Productivity(-Plant Breeding improvement in Cultivation Methods
2. Significance of Plant Breeding Present Worldly Problems: • Food Insufficiency (due to fast increase of population) • Energy Shortage • Environment Deterioration A Key Solution to these Problems: Increase in plant production • increase in Plant Productivity (- Plant Breeding) • improvement in Cultivation Methods
5-1 Billons(1000 mson) WORLD POPULATION HIGH ESTIMATE ESTIMATE 752000 Undernourishment is conspicuous in the huge WORLD URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION urban slums of many third world cities, some of which have trebled in size in 20 years. But alnutrition is just as bad among the rura oor who have neither the resources nor the knowledge to feed their own families, quite apart from producing a surplus to feed the Source: Unsted Nat ons De1d Thatis living in towns of ower 20.000 peopie
THE WORLDS TOP 30 CROPS (EXCLUDING GRASS) WHEAT MAIZE 375 POTATO SWEET POTATO GRAPES OATS ORGHUM 55 SUGARCANE ORANGES BANANA 40 TOMATO SUGAR BEET APPLES COCONUT COTTONSEED OI PEANUT 25 YAMH20 WATERMELON CABBAGE 15 ONION PEAS 10 SUNFLOWER SEED 10 MANGO 10 ANNUAL PRODUCTION (MILLIONSOF METRIC TONS)