957311 Breeding of horticultural and fruit crops


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Grausgruber, Heinrich
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

Genetics, molecular markers, reproduction, breeding methods with horticultural examples (clone breeing, line breeding, population breeding, hybrid breeding), biotechnology (genetic engineering, in vitro propagation, other techniques), mutation breeding, somaclonal variation, biometrics and quantitative genetics, breeding for product quality, disease resistance, seed production, genetic resources, biodiversity, evolution, horticultural breeding for organic farming
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Previous knowledge expected

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Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Crop species, methods, breeding targets and specific problems in the genetic improvement of horticultural and fruit crops
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