751-3603-00L Current Challenges in Plant Breeding
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | B. Studer, A. Hund, R. Kölliker |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Abstract | The seminar 'Current Challenges in Plant Breeding' aims to bring together national and international experts in plant breeding to discuss current activities, latest achievements and future prospective of a selected topic/area in plant breeding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The educational objectives cover thematic, methodic as well as social and personal competencies: Thematic/methodic competencies: - Deepening of scientific knowledge in plant breeding - Critical evaluation of current challenges and new concepts in plant breeding - Promotion of collaboration and Master thesis projects with practical plant breeders Social/personal competencies: - Independent literature research to get familiar with the selected topic - Critical evaluation and consolidation of the acquired knowledge in an interdisciplinary team - Establishment of a scientific presentation in an interdisciplinary team - Presentation and discussion of the teamwork outcome - Establishing contacts and strengthening the network to national and international plant breeders and scientist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Interesting topics related to plant breeding will be selected in close collaboration with the working group for plant breeding of the Swiss Society of Agronomy (SSA). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Peer-reviewed research articles, selected according to the topic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Participation in the BSc course 'Pflanzenzüchtung' is strongly recommended, a completed course in 'Molecular Plant Breeding' is advantageous. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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