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Plant Science (PLNT)
PLNT 5433 Biotechnology in Plant Improvement Prerequisites: PLNT 3554, PLNT 4353, and BIOL 3014 or consent of instructor. Description: Use of emerging technologies in cell biology and molecular genetics to study and manipulate plants. Emphasis on genetic systems which influence productivity and end-product utilization. The integration of biotechnology into plant breeding programs and issues concerning the release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. Previously offered as AGRN 5433. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences PLNT 5453 Applied Plant Genomics Prerequisites: PLNT 3554 or BIOL 3023. Description: Use and application of genomic knowledge and technology to improve agriculturally important plants. Major topics include structural and comparative genomics and their application in molecular breeding of agronomic crops. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences PLNT 6000 Doctoral Thesis Prerequisites: Consent of adviser. Description: Independent research to be conducted and reported with the supervision of a major professor as partial requirement for the PhD degree. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 36 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences PLNT 6010 Advanced Topics and Conference Prerequisites: MS degree. Description: Supervised study of advanced topics. A reading and conference course designed to acquaint the advanced student with fields not covered in other courses. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences PLNT 6410 Topics in Plant Breeding and Genetics Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description: Selected topics in the statistical and experimental analysis of quantitative traits, evolutionary development of domesticated plants and animals, and techniques used in breeding crop plants. Previously offered as AGRN 6410. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Plant & Soil Sciences
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