Course code LauZD001
Credit points 15
Plant breeding
Total Hours in Course405
Independent study hours405
Date of course confirmation22.03.2021
Responsible UnitInstitute of Soil and Plant Science
Course developer
Augsnes un augu zinātņu institūts
Arta Kronberga
Dr. agr.
Course abstract
The characteristic of genetic resources, its collection, preserving, role in the plant breeding. The genetic structure, variability of population. The strategy and methods of the plant breeding: selection, hybridization, mutation, polyploidy, heterosis, CMS. The tissue culture and phenotypic, protein and molecular markers in the plant breeding. Plant breeding for yield increasing, based on morphological and anatomical structure of plant, on correlative analyses and plant ideotype. The breeding methodology for resistance to diseases.Breeding schemes. Data analysis in plant breeding.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Doctoral students will get extended knowledge in theoretical and practical aspects of plant breeding, methods of plant breeding, breeding schemes, possibilities to create varieties with specific traits values.
Doctoral students are able for practical planning of breeding scheme and its realization. Students are able to distinguish what kind of breeding method is needed. Doctoral students are able to discuss problems of plant breeding branch.
As result students are competent independently work in the sphere of plant breeding, to occupy academic positions in LUA, as well as to as well as to continue self education according the progress of science and technology.
Compulsory reading
1. Acqua G. Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding. Blackwell Publ, 2006, - 584 p.
2. Bos I.,, Peter Caligari P. Selection methods in plant breeding.- Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, 2008.- 361 p
3. Brown J., Caligari P. An Introduction to Plant Breeding; Blackwell Publishing, 2009 – 209 p.
4. Gosal S. S. , Chahal G. S. Principles And Procedures of Plant Breeding: Biotechnological And Conventional Approaches. Alpha Science International, Ltd. 2002.- 600 p.
Further reading
1. Dictonary of Plant Breeding, Rolf H.J.Schlegel, CRC Press, 2010.-571 p.
2. Stoskopf N. C., Tomes D.T., Christie B.R. Plant Breeding. Theory and Practice.- Westview Press, 1993.-531 p.
3. Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement (Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry). Ed. By Lorz H., Wenzel G. Springer., 2007.- 478 p.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Developments in Plant Breeding
2. Plant breeding
3. Visi periodiski iznākošie zinātniskie žurnāli vai rakstu krājumi par programmā ietverto tematiku.