Subject: Plant Science
Credit units: 3
Offered: Term 2 only
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
College: Agriculture and Bioresources
Department: Plant Sciences

Description

Introduces techniques of biotechnology which have the potential to be utilized in plant improvement. The class will cover the following topics: wide hybridization, cytoplasmic male sterility, tissue and cell culture, protoplast fusion and gene transfer technology. The lectures also include molecular markers, linkage and QTL analysis and their application in plant breeding.

Prerequisite(s): PLSC 317, BIOL 222 and 226
Note: Offered in even numbered years.

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