Credits: (3)Focus is on introductory plant breeding principles with emphasis on traditional methods of developing improved cultivars of crosspollinated, self-pollinated, and asexually-propagated horticultural crops, and the genetic principles on which breeding methods are based. The course provides a general background in all areas of plant breeding as a foundation for mastering more complex breeding principles.
Note Three hours lecture a week.
Requisites Recommended prerequisite: ASI 500 and STAT 300-level or above.