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PLSC 453 - Introduction to Plant Breeding

3 Credit Hours
Introduction to general principles, practices and techniques used to breed plants, select traits, and develop crop cultivars: including biomass feedstock crops. Concepts discussed will range from quantitative and population genetics, historical through conventional plant breeding (through self- and cross-pollinations) and hybridization, then end with exploration of contemporary approaches to improve plant traits including molecular breeding and genetic engineering.

(Same as Plant Sciences 553.)
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 453 and 553.


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