plant genetic improvement course
Gain expertise in plant genetic improvement for today's farming challenges. Master analysing crops and regions, designing breeding programs, running multi-site trials, applying markers and phenotyping, and releasing high-yielding, stress-resistant varieties that farmers will embrace.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a straightforward guide to creating and managing successful plant breeding programs. You will learn to assess target traits and areas, select and record parents, plan crosses, and handle breeding generations. Get practical advice on multi-site testing, data analysis, seed production, purity checks, variety release, budgeting, timelines, and record-keeping to produce superior crop varieties more efficiently.
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Develop skills
- Design breeding plans focused on traits to meet farmer needs quickly.
- Select and combine parent plants for better yield, resilience, and quality.
- Conduct trials across multiple locations, analyse GxE, use BLUPs, and set selection indices.
- Build efficient breeding pipelines for generations, seed increase, and variety release.
- Use modern phenotyping tools and genetic markers for faster trait selection.
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