Class Dates

08/21/2023 to 12/04/2023

Units

3.0

Delivered By

Online Asynchronous

Instructor(s)

Kimberly Williams
(kwilliam@ksu.edu)

Meeting Times

Meets by Appt

Meeting Location

Distance Education

Description:

Focus is on introductory plant breeding principles with emphasis on traditional methods of developing improved cultivars of cross-pollinated, self-pollinated, and asexually-propagated horticultural crops, and the genetic principles on which breeding methods are based. The course provides a general background in all areas of plant breeding as a foundation for mastering more complex breeding principles.

• The AG IDEA priority enrollment deadline for this course is July 21, 2023. This course is taught by NCSU and is reserved for students admitted to the AG IDEA Advanced Horticulture Graduate Certificate Program. After the enrollment deadline and all other students, please contact gpideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll.
• This course corresponds to HS 541 at North Carolina State University.

Permissions:

• Instructor Kimberly Williams's permission is required after 08/28/2023.

Student Requirements:

• Computer meeting recommended requirements.

• Internet access

• The AG IDEA priority enrollment deadline for this course is July 21, 2023. This course is taught by NCSU and is reserved for students admitted to the AG IDEA Advanced Horticulture Graduate Certificate Program. After the enrollment deadline and all other students, please contact gpideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll.

Prerequisites:

• Recommended prerequisite: ASI 500 and STAT 300-level or above.