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TECHNIQUES OF PLANT BREEDING

AGRONOMY/HORT 502
Course Description

Lab and field techniques used in breeding and maintaining economic crops.

Prerequisties

(GENETICS 466 or GENETICS 467 ) and (BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 , or BIOCORE 381 ) or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.78

1.83% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
68.75%

1.63% from Historical

Class Size
16

88.24% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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