Plant Breeding

Plant Breeding

Course info

Plant breeding is a bigger industry than most people realize. In some places, earnings from plant breeding rights can equal or exceed earnings from actually producing plants. Today's nurseryman needs to understand plant breeding and selection; and to this end, this course is a very valuable and unique course for anyone working in the modern industry.

What will you achieve from this course?

After completing Plant Breeding you will have knowledge of the commercial and scientific nature of the modern plant breeding industry on a global basis as well as the results of mono hybrid and dihybrid inheritance in plants, the role of systematic botany in horticulture and a variety of different plant breeding techniques.

Lessons:

•     The Scope and Nature of the Plant Breeding Industry
•     Introduction to Genetics
•     Gamete Production, Pollination and Fertilisation in Plants
•     Mono Hybrid and Dihybrid Inheritance in Plants
•     Systematic Botany and Floral Structures
•     Practical Plant Breeding Techniques
•     Current Developments in Plant Genetics

Course Delivery

This course is able to be completed either online or by correspondence.

Work Load  | Full time: 12hrs per week |  Part time: 6hrs per week |  Total Duration 100hrs

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