INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BREEDING

AGRONOMY 815 / COURSE NOTES

P. STEPHEN BAENZIGER, 338 Keim Hall, 472-1538

DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY / UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

THE NEXT SECTION OF THE COURSE IS ON THE
COLLECTION AND CREATION OF GENETIC VARIATION

1. Introduce variation;



2. Select among the variants; and



3. Evaluate the selected lines.

Useful variation can be obtained by:

1. Introduction of new materials;



2. Sexual Hybridization;



3. Chromosomal remodeling;



4. Mutations;



5. Tissue culture and genetic engineering.