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Dec 21, 2025
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PBIO 3301 - Plant Breeding
Study of diverse plant breeding systems and training in creating crosses and subsequent selection in plant crops. Coverage of simple mass selection breeding methods through advanced molecular breeding techniques. Practical considerations in seed saving and quality measures are also covered.
Requisites: BIOS 3100 or PBIO 3300
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will become familiar with the plant breeding industry, in developed, as well as developing, regions of the world.
- Students will gain competence in making crosses in a variety of plant species with diverse breeding systems.
- Students will gain competence in seed collection, cleaning and quality assessment from bulk selection and breeding crosses.
- Students will gain skills at organizing information and public speaking through classroom presentations.
- Students will learn the advantages and challenges of various crop improvement strategies, ranging from low technology, traditional methods to high technology molecular breeding.
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