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TECHNIQUES OF PLANT BREEDING

PLANTSCI 502
Course Description

Introduction to a wide array of laboratory and field techniques used in breeding and maintaining economically important crops.

Prerequisties

(GENETICS 466 , GENETICS 467 , PLANTSCI 338 , or HORT 338 prior to Fall 2025) and (BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 , or BIOCORE 381 ), or graduate/professional standing

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This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

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