English title:
Plant breeding
Course ID:
957106
ECTS credits:
1,5
Title in native language:
Pflanzenzüchtung
Pflanzenzüchtung
Term Semester:
Spring/Summer
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
Part A: Introduction into plant breeding
Chapter I: Fundamental definitions, basic principles
Chapter II: Plant breeding categories - clones, lines, populations and hybrids, plant breeding in Austria
Part B: Introduction into variety- and seed testing
Chapter I: Variety protection (national and international), variety testing
Chapter II: Seed testing - laws, production, certification, testing procedures, trading, international market
Chapter III: Gene-banks, their importance and managements
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Chapter I: Fundamental definitions, basic principles
Chapter II: Plant breeding categories - clones, lines, populations and hybrids, plant breeding in Austria
Part B: Introduction into variety- and seed testing
Chapter I: Variety protection (national and international), variety testing
Chapter II: Seed testing - laws, production, certification, testing procedures, trading, international market
Chapter III: Gene-banks, their importance and managements
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Expected previous knowledge:
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Learning outcomes:
Training to understand the basic principles of plant breeding work as well as seed certification, marketing and importance for the national and international agriculture
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Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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