208-402 Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement

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208-402 Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement
Availability	Parkville campus
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Prof Mohan Singh & Dr Phillip Salisbury
Prerequisites	650-142 Genetics and the Evolution of Life; and either 208-302 Molecular Biology, Breeding and Biotechnology or 208-307 Plant Pathology or other subjects as approved by course coordinators.
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Twenty-four hours lectures and 36 hours practical work
Subject Description	Case studies are used to illustrate the steps involved in taking knowledge from research laboratory or breeding trials and producing and releasing novel crop varieties. This subject will include a small research project in an area chosen by each student.
Assessment	Three-hour end-of-semester examination (60%), written project report (4000 words, 25%), oral research presentation (15%).

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