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CROP 426 — Genetics and Plant Breeding

Agriculture · University of Ghana

Introduction to evolutionary, population and quantitative genetics. Plant genetic resources. Reproductive systems in crop plants. The genetics basis and methods for breeding self-and cross-pollinated crops. Mutation breeding. Polyploidy. Inter-and intra-specific hybridization. Introduction to techniques of biotechnology utilized or with potential to be utilized in crop improvement.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).