Lincoln, Nebraska
July 16, 2007
The following distance-delivered
mini-courses offered by the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Agronomy and
Horticulture are available for graduate academic credit at UNL,
as well as for noncredit professional development and CEU
credit.
For more information and to view
promotional videos about the courses, please visit the
department's Distance Education and Life-Long Learning Program
website at:
http://www.agronomy.unl.edu/prospective/distanceed.html or
contact Cathy Dickinson,
cdickinson2@unl.edu, 402.472.1730.
Individuals interested in taking
courses for noncredit or CEU credit can purchase registrations
online through the ADEC eStore at:
https://estore.adec.edu.
Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding
Dates: August 28 – September 27, 2007.
Live Internet delivery, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 p.m.-5:20
p.m., CDT.
Description: Course
covers the common breeding methods used to improve
self-pollinated crops, such as wheat, rice and barley, and
the theoretical basis for self-pollinated crop breeding.
Students learn standard breeding methods and the theories
associated with self-pollinated and inbred cross-pollinated
crops, specifically, pedigree, bulk, single-seed descent,
and backcross breeding methods.
Cost: For noncredit and CEU-credit participants, cost
is $150 if payment is received by August 21; $200
thereafter. Regular UNL tuition and fees apply for academic
credit.
Germplasm and Genes
Dates: October 2 – November 6, 2007.
Live Internet delivery, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 p.m.-5:20
p.m., CDT (CST on November 6)
Description: Course
focuses on genetic variation, the driving force behind crop
plant breeding efforts. Students learn about the world’s
great centers of crop diversity, where plant breeders obtain
germplasm and genes from cultivated plants and their wild
relatives. Modern biotechnology’s ability to move genes from
one species to another is discussed as the newest way to
create genetic variation. The course also covers the
creation of the necessary variation of genetic resources for
conventional and modern plant breeding programs.
Cost: For noncredit and CEU-credit participants, cost
is $150 if payment is received by September 25; $200
thereafter. Regular UNL tuition and fees apply for academic
credit.
Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding
Dates: November 8 – December 13, 2007.
Live Internet delivery, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 p.m.-5:20
p.m., CST.
Description: Course
emphasizes standard breeding methods and theories associated
with population movement of cross-pollinated crops (e.g.,
corn, alfalfa, sunflowers and forage grasses) and
self-pollinated crops that are forced to cross-pollinate.
Students learn about creating populations, recurrent
selection methods with and with progeny tests, and hybrid
production practices. Topics discussed include the common
breeding methods used in improving cross-pollinated crops
and the theoretical basis for cross-pollinated crop
breeding.
Cost: For noncredit and CEU-credit participants, cost
is $150 if payment is received by November 1; $200
thereafter. Regular UNL tuition and fees apply for academic
credit.
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