PLANT SCIECNES FOR ICAR PG EXAM
A. Genetics & Plant Breeding
1. Handbook of AgriAddict: Genetics : https://www.agriaddict.in/s/pages/handbookofagriaddictgenetics  
2. Genetics by B D Singh: https://amzn.to/4gpvkTi
3. Fundamentals of Genetics B D Singh: https://amzn.to/3ONX0Wv 
4. Principles of Genetics by Snustard & Simmons: https://amzn.to/4iyPjkG
 5. Plant Breeding-Principles and Methods by B D Singh:
https://amzn.to/3BoVGWM
 6. Genetics Made Easy – C Mahadevaiah and Shivakumar:
https://amzn.to/4io9W2G
 7. Essentials of Plant Breeding – Phundan Singh:
https://amzn.to/3BfbLyq
 8. Breeding by George Aquahh:
https://amzn.to/4izIkIb 

 B. Plant Pathology

1. Handbook of AgriAddict: Plant Pathology: https://www.agriaddict.in/s/pages/booklistforallagriculturalexams
2. Pathology – A Textbook of Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses (Student Edition) – HC Dube: https://amzn.to/3ZPycmY
3. Plant Pathology – G N Agrios: https://amzn.to/3BoXdw0
4. Fundamentals of Phyto Pathology by D Alice
5. Plant Diseases by R S Singh:
https://amzn.to/3ZzoDqW

C. Agri Microbiology Microbiology

1. Handbook of AgriAddict: Microbiology: https://www.agriaddict.in/s/pages/handbookofagriaddictmicrobiology

2. An Introduction to Microbiology – Tauro and Kapoor: https://amzn.to/3ZLPnGd 

D. Seed Science & Technology

1. Handbook of AgriAddict: Seed Science and Technology: https://www.agriaddict.in/s/pages/handbookofseedsciencetechnology
2. Seed Technology – R L Agarwal: https://amzn.to/4fghVw1
3. Principles of Seed Technology – P K Agrawal: https://amzn.to/49yhr36

Objective Books:
Objective Genetics – BD Singh and B K Prasad: https://amzn.to/4g8XGSi
Objective Plant Breeding – BD Singh and B K Prasad:
https://amzn.to/41teDCg
Plant Pathology At A Glance – Utpal Kumar Bhattacharyya:
https://amzn.to/3ZLAK5Q
Objective Agriculture by SR Kantwa 21st Edition-(Latest Edition-2020) – General Agriculture; https://amzn.to/3D8RcnX

Other Books:
Plant Physiology – Pandey and Sinha
Pathfinder (Part 1 & Part 2) for Genetics Biochemistry & Biotechnology https://amzn.to/4geIUJS

Instant Plant Science - Useful for JRF,SRF,ARS,NET,Ph.D., SAUs Competitive Exams. – Santosh Kumar: https://amzn.to/4g0uJrz

Plant Sciences At A Glance – Ajith Kumar Singh

Economic Botany By Kocher

General Agriculture: A Competitive Book of Agriculture For Upsc, Pscs Ars/Srf/Jrf, Pre Pg & Ph.D. Entrance – Nem Raj Sunda: https://amzn.to/41vcea9

Fundamentals of Agriculture Set of 2 Vol.: https://amzn.to/4ivHZWM


Roopa M N 
MSc Scholar, Seed Science

ICAR-IARI, New Delhi