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PLANT BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

AGRONOMY/HORT 338
Course Description

Principles of transferring plant genes by sexual, somatic, and molecular methods and the application of gene transfer in plant breeding and genetic engineering to improve crop plants.

Prerequisties

(BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 , GENETICS 466 , GENETICS 467 , or BIOCORE 381 ) or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.61

17.23% from Historical

Completion Rate
97.5%

6.06% from Historical

A Rate
80%

100.19% from Historical

Class Size
40

27.58% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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