Application of genetic principles to the improvement of crop plants. Presentation of conventional plant breeding methods and special techniques such as polyploidy, interspecific hybridization and induced mutation. Lecture 3 hours per week. BOTY 3203 or ANSC 3123, AGRN 4103, and consent. Current theory, research and production concepts in temperate zone pomology, specifically as related to Malus Prunus and Pyrus species.
Attention is on the tree's physiology and response.
Lecture-discussion 3 hours per week. Study of genome organization and expression in agronomic and horticultural plants, with emphasis on genes regulating physiological processes. Lecture 3 hours, discussion 1 hour per week. AGRN 5013, CHEM 5813, and 5843 are recommended but not required. May be taken for multiple credit.