Genetics
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Plant Breeding

​​414 (16) Plant Breeding Techniques (3L, 3P)

Plant breeding objectives; reproduction in plants; cell and tissue culture; breeding strategies for self- and cross-pollinating crops; the utilisation of hybrid vigour; mutation breeding; breeding for insect and disease resistance; variations in chromosome number and its exploitation in breeding programmes; plant breeders’ rights.

Flexible assessment.

PP Genetics 344

Module co-ordinator: Mr WC Botes

Lecturer: Mr WC Botes


444 (16) Quantitative Traits and Selection Methods (3L, 3P)

Components of phenotypic and genetic variance in self-pollinating crops, crosspopulations and cross-pollinating crops; the role of linkage and recombination; experimental design and data analysis; methods of selection and predictions of genetic progress; index selection; genotype-environment interaction; gene mapping of quantitative traits by means of markes genes; marker-assisted selection.

Flexible assessment.

P Genetics 414

Module co-ordinator: Mr WC Botes

Lecturer: Mr WC Botes