HS 741 Schedule

Fall 2004 Schedule

Plant Breeding Methods (CS, GN, HS 741)

Lec.	Sub.	Topic	Lecturer	Month	Date	Day
Section 1 - Introduction (9 lectures)
1	I.	Plant Breeding Objectives (Notes)	Wehner	Aug.	18	W
2	II.	Germplasm Resources	"	"	20	F (Ttl)
3	III.	Reproduction in the Angiosperms	"	"	23	M (1)
4	IV.	Population Genetics 1	"	"	25	W
5	"	Population Genetics 2	"	"	27	F
6	V.	Quantitative Genetics	"	"	30	M (2)
7	"	Value and Variance	"	Sept.	1	W
8	"	Genetic Variances	"	"	3	F
9	"	NC Designs	"	"	8	W
Section 2 - Breeding Cross Pollinated Crops (13 lectures)
10	VI.	Inbreeding Depression/Heterosis 1	"	"	10	F (3)
11	"	Inbreeding Depression/Heterosis 2	"	"	13	M
12	-	Exam I (through NC Designs)	"	"	15	W (Exm)
13	VII.	Populations	"	"	17	F
14	VIII.	Inbreds	"	"	20	M
15	IX.	Hybrids	"	"	22	W (4)
16	X.	Genetic Control of Pollen/Sex expression	"	"	24	F
17	"	Self-incompatibility; male sterility	"	"	27	M
18	XI.	Recurrent Selection 1	"	"	29	W (5)
19	"	Recurrent Selection 2	"	Oct.	1	F
20	XII.	Gain from Selection	"	"	4	M(Out)
21	XIII.	Synthetics	"	"	6	W
22	"	Forage Breeding	"	"	11	M (6)
Section 3 - Breeding Self Pollinated Crops (7 lectures)
23	XIV.	Introduction and Bulk 1	"	"	13	W
24	"	Introduction and Bulk 2	"	"	15	F
25	-	Exam II (through forage breeding)	"	"	18	M (Exm)
26	XV.	Pedigree and Modifications 1	"	"	20	W
27	"	Pedigree and Modifications 2	"	"	22	F (7)
28	XVI.	Backcross and Modifications 1	"	"	25	M
29	"	Backcross and Modifications 2	"	"	27	W (Rgh)
Section 4 - Special Topics (7 lectures)
30	XVII.	Induced Variation	"	"	29	F
31	XVIII.	Intellectual Property Rights	Werner	Nov.	1	M (8)
32	XIX.	Project Management / Mechanization	Ellington	"	3	W
33	XX.	Mechanization	Wehner	"	5	F
34	XXI.	Genotype x Environment Interaction	"	"	8	M
35	XXII.	Disease Resistance	"	"	10	W (9)
36	XXIII.	Insect, Arachnid and Stress Resistance	"	"	12	F (Prj)
Section 5 - Clonal Crops (7 lectures)
37	XXIV.	Polyploidy 1	"	"	15	F
38	"	Polyploidy 2	"	"	17	M
39	-	Exam III (through stress resistance)	"	"	19	W
40	XXV.	Interspecific Hybridization	"	"	22	F
41	XXVI.	Breeding Asexually-Propagated Crops	"	"	29	M (Exm)
42	XXVII.	Breeding Large Perennials	"	Dec.	1	W (10)
43	XXVIII.	Plant Breeding Overview	"	"	3	F
-	-	Plant Breeding Final	"	"	6	M (Exm)