CONTENTS The present book is a compendium of eighty one chapters presented by experts who have made significant contributions to fruit breeding research. The book encompasses wide range of theme and issues such as breeding and genetics for resistance to biotic stresses, breeding by genetic engineering, germplasm, genetic diversity and breeding, advances in 'OMICS' and new technologies, breeding and genetics for plant and fruit quality. This book is an essential reading for students, teachers, researchers of horticulture, genetics & plant breeding as well as horticultural industry personnel.