Haploids in Crop Improvement I: From Fundamentals to Quantum Computing

Haploid plants have the gametophytic number of chromosomes. They are of great importance, especially in studies on the induction of mutations and also for the production of homozygous plants, they are needed in large numbers. The conventional methods employed by plant breeders for their production are cumbersome, time-consuming, laborious and rather inefficient. Sometimes it may take years to produce a pure line. However, with the introduction of in vitro techniques, especially anther cultu...