Plant Breeding Methods (CS, HS 541)

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Lecture Outline 12 – Exam I (100 points)

1. Objectives (10 points)

  • Breeding objectives
  • Domestication

2. Germplasm (20 points)

  • Centers of origin; diversity
  • USDA-NPG system
  • International germplasm system

3. Reproduction/Pollen (10 points)

  • Allo- vs. autogamy
  • Apomixis

4. Population genetics (20 points)

  • Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
  • Mutation, migration, selection, drift
  • Wright’s F

5. Quantitative genetics (40 points)

  • Mean, variance
  • Mather’s system
  • Among- vs. within-family selection
  • Epistasis
  • NC Designs I, II, III
  • Parent-offspring regression