HRT 450 Plant Biotechnology and Improvement

Fall

This upper-level course will be focused on current biotechnological tools and applications that have resulted in great advances in agriculture and society (some of which, like GMO food plants, are controversial). Students will learn biotechnological tools for plant improvement. The course will examine concepts and tools in plant breeding, genetics, and related fields of plant pathology and entomology. Content will present a broad range of applications pertaining to modification and improvement of a wide range of horticultural crops, including species important in temperate and tropical areas. Course will include discussions of state-of-the-art literature on plant biotechnology, hands-on activities and problem sets. Prerequisite: CHM 122 and CHM 123, HRT 200, HRT 370

3 credit hours