Overview
Principles of Breeding horticulture crops from compulsory courses in this department. it studies basic subjects: Introduction to plant breeding, methods of reproduction and their importance, the genetic basis of Clans, Inheritance of quantitative traits, Collecting germplasm and areas of origin, Collection of germplasm and the method of its storage in gene banks, Genetic improvement by the selection, Hybrid varieties and synthetic varieties, Male infertility, incompatibility, and qualitative hybrids, Tissue culture and its benefits in plant breeding, and finally, Genetic engineering and genetically modified crops
Intended learning outcomes
By successfully completing the course, the student will be
able to:
1. Describes the genetic differences and breeding methods of
different horticultural crops
2. Describes the role of diseases and insects in their
influence on the genetic differences between horticultural crops
3. Explains the various steps of conducting breeding for
horticultural crops
4. Explains the concept of modern pedagogy and its
relationship with the development of accompanying Sciences
5. Good general characteristics of horticultural crops are
used in breeding programs
Teaching and learning methods
1. Theoretical lectures
2. Practical lectures at the research station of the Faculty
of Agriculture
Methods of assessments
|
assessments
methods
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assessment Date (week)
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Percentage
|
|
|
First
midterm exam
|
End
of the fifth week
|
20%
|
|
|
Second
midterm exam
|
End
of the tenth week
|
20%
|
|
|
Practical
exam
|
End
of Twelve-week
|
10%
|
|
|
Submit
a report
|
End
of Twelve-week
|
10%
|
|
|
Final
exam
|
End
of Twelve-week
|
40%
|
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
