Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Outline the development, techniques, and impact of plant breeding in addressing modern challenges
• Apply population and quantitative genetics principles to inform plant breeding decisions
• Compare key plant reproductive mechanisms, including autogamy, allogamy, and apomixis
• Apply principles of hybridisation, heterosis, and clonal propagation techniques in plant breeding
• Describe the role of genetic variation, domestication, and conservation in sustainable plant breeding
• Analyse the genetic and conservation principles essential for sustainable plant breeding
• Identify key breeding strategies and selection methods to improve crop performance
• Describe modern propagation techniques to address genetic diversity and breeding challenges
• Outline the use of breeding technologies for trait improvement and genetic mapping
• Evaluate crop cultivars for performance, quality, and seed certification
• Recognise the benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in plant breeding
• Discuss breeding objectives and challenges for selected crops