Plant Breeding (PLS 664)

David Van Sanford – Instructor

Office: 327 Plant Science Bldg

dvs@uky.edu

859-218-0770 (landline)

859-338-2409 (cell)

Course syllabus

Lecture Topic

Plant Breeding – History/Milestones

Review of Mendelian genetics

Genetic Resources

Genetics of populations

Inbreeding

Intro to quantitative genetics

Genotype x environment interaction

Pedigree selection

Single seed descent; doubled haploids

Early generation testing, mass, bulk selection

Backcross Breeding