Module: Selection Theory (3501-470)

Persons:

• Prof.Dr.Dr Albrecht Melchinger (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Crop Sciences - Plant Breeding and Seed Science (Master, since 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, compulsory
• Agricultural Sciences - Major: Crop Production Systems (Master, since 01.10.2015)
  3. Semester, elective

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Knowledge is required equivalent to the modules "Pflanzenzüchtung und Saatgutkunde" (3501-210) and "Biometrie" (3402-210) in the Bachelor-Curriculum Agrarwissenschaften

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

Written exam (100 %)

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

56 h presence + 104 h preparation at home + exam = 160 h workload

Professional competences:

After successfully completing the module, students are able to describe the basic principles and the theory of selection. They are capable of calculating the selection gain for 1-stage and multi-stage selection, as well as for 1-trait and multi-trait selection. They understand the principles of selection and its optimization. Students know how to select parents, and to evaluate the performance and stability of breeding materials. They can finally discuss how modern strategies of selection based on molecular markers can be combined with classical phenotypic selection.

Key competences:

During preparation for the exam, while preparing and following up on lectures and during the exercises, students enhance their organizational skills, self-reliance and time management. They learn and practice critical and analytical thinking when challenged with scientific problems discussed in the lecture. In the exercises, students are able to apply their theoretical knowledge.

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