GENE
251/ GENE351
Introduction to Breeding and
Genetics
Lecture Schedule
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Lecture schedule
Topic |
The genetic basis of plant
improvement |
Introduction to plant
breeding biotechnology |
Plant Breeding and Marker
Assisted Selection |
Cultivar protection and
plant breeding rights |
BT cotton |
Lecturers: Cedric Gondro
(CG), Julius van der Werf (JW)
Required unit material:
1 GENE 251/351 Unit Notes and Reading Guide (2007)
Julius van der Werf et al. (UNE, Armidale)
2 Simm, G. (1998) Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep. Farming Press. Miller Freedman UK Ltd
This book can be ordered through the coop bookshop (student disc price: $78.95) call 02 6773 2289/02 6772 2632,
or email une@mail.coop_bookshop.com.au or order (and pay) via the web: www.ucb.net.au
3 GENE251/351 Practical Manual (2007)
4 GENUP Unit software. Available in the AS33 lab.
Can be freely downloaded from http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~bkinghor/genup.htm
Reference
books
FALCONER, D.S.
& MACKAY, T.F.C. (1996) Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4th Ed.),
Longman.
WILLIS, M.B. 1991 Daltons Introduction to
Practical Animal Breeding, Blackwell.
NICHOLAS, F.W. (1996) Introduction to Veterinary Genetics. Oxford University
Press, Oxford.
WebCT: http://online.une.edu.au