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AGRONOMY 412/812 Crop and Weed Genetics |
DATES: Spring 2011 |
Call Numbers: TBA |
| URL: http://my.unl.edu | |||
Credits: One academic credit, undergraduate or graduate. The course is also offered for noncredit professional development and CEU credit.
| Registration: | Click here to register for noncredit professional development online, using your credit card |
| Click here to register for noncredit professional development, using mail payment | |
| Click here for academic credit |
Description: This online mini-course is designed to provide agronomy students and agribusiness professionals with an understanding of the genetic basis for variation observed in the field among crop varieties and weed populations, and provide insights into the development of new traits in crop varieties. Students learn how to apply classical and molecular genetic principles to explain variation observed in plant families and populations, and to interpret information gathered from whole-plant trait observation and molecular analysis. Examples from genetic studies on both crop and weed species are presented for student evaluation, and relationships between crops and weeds are discussed.
Instructor: Dr. Deana Namuth
Delivery: Internet/Blackboard, only. This class does not have a resident section.
Requirements: Internet access and e-mail.
Prerequisites: Individuals taking the course for academic credit must be enrolled in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and students taking the course for graduate credit must also be enrolled in UNL's Graduate School.
Tuition: For information on tuition and fees, please click on the Registration links above.
Who It's For: Among those who would benefit from taking this course are:
- Undergraduate and graduate students preparing for more intensive or specialized study later
- Certified professional agronomists and crop consultants
- Seed industry personnel
- Food industry personnel
- Extension educators
- Producers
- Science and vocational education teachers
