Course: Breeding of Tropical, Ornamental, and Vegetable Plants (3501-481)

Persons:

• (verantwortlich)
• apl ProfDr Bettina Haußmann (verantwortlich)
• Prof.Dr.Dr Albrecht Melchinger (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

5

Contents:

Goals and approaches to breeding of tropical crops;
Principles of design and optimization of breeding programs with limited financial resources;
Goals and approaches to breeding of vegetable crops;
Goals and approaches to breeding of ornamental plants;
Concepts of wide versus specific adaptation, yield stability and food security as breeding objectives;
Crop improvement to reduce malnutrition;
Participatory breeding, local seed systems;
Production systems-oriented breeding, contribution of plant breeding to sustainable production systems intensification, role of interdisciplinary research approaches;
Use of plant genetic resources in crop improvement;
Aspects of variety protection in developing countries, material transfer agreements, International Treaty on PGRFA;
Breeding of underutilized crops, inlcuding genetic improvement of Jathropha.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Student seminars and working groups to learn about specific breeding aspects for a diverse range of crops, and to compare the different approaches. Excursions to HILD (Vegetable breeding), Selecta Klemm (Ornamental plant breeding) and Pioneer (Maize breeding)

Module:

• 3501-480 Breeding of Tropical, Ornamental, and Vegetable Plants (compulsory)