AfPBA Curriculum
Curriculum: The curriculum is being developed by instructors with input from industry leaders. The following topics will be covered:
Introduction to plant breeding
- Population and Quantitative Genetics
- Statistics
- Plant Breeding theory
- Breeding Methods
- Special Topics
Completion of plant breeding curriculum including introduction to molecular markers
- Advanced Breeding Methods
- Special Topics
- Breeding with Molecular Markers
Integration of genomic tools into breeding
- Advanced Breeding Methods
- Sequencing
- Bioinfomatics
- Advancements in Molecular Breeding
- Practical Application of Genomics in Plant Breeding