INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BREEDING

AGRONOMY 815 / COURSE NOTES

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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY / UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

REMAINING TOPICS

VARIETY AND HYBRID PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION:

1. Crop Improvement Associations;



2. Hybrid Production Fields;



3. Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Variety Protection, Plant Patents, Plant Breeders Rights.

PRIORITIES, MANAGEMENT AND TEAM RESEARCH IN CROP IMPROVEMENT:

1. Problem identification;



2. Design;



3. Organization;



4. Interdisciplinary research at the local, national, and international level.