The Future of Plant Breeding

Wiley - Tập 46 Số 4 - Trang 1630-1634 - 2006
Paul Gepts1, J. F. Hancock2
1Dep. of Plant Sciences/MS1 Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, Univ. of California 1 Shields Ave. Davis CA 95616‐8515
2Dep. of Horticulture Michigan State Univ. East Lansing MI 48824‐1325

Tóm tắt

A symposium was hosted 10 to 11 Mar. 2005 at Michigan State University to discuss the future of plant breeding education at public institutions. Plant breeding remains a vibrant, multidisciplinary science characterized by its ability to reinvent itself by absorbing and utilizing novel scientific findings and technical approaches. A contemporary breeding curriculum should include hands‐on experience with the inheritance and selection of complex traits in actual plant populations, basic biology of plants (reproductive biology, Mendelian genetics), principles of quantitative genetics and selection theory, principles and practice of plant breeding and related sciences such as genomics, applied statistics, experimental design, and pest sciences. Plant breeding education should also comprise several professional skills, including knowledge of other languages, business management, and intellectual property rights. The private sector should play an increased role in the plant breeding. There is also a need for alternative types of training in plant breeding geared toward working breeders and farmers. Additional support for plant breeding education programs may come from the private sector and the federal government. With regard to specialty crops, increased support for research and education may result from a focus on the unique features of these crops. Finally, it is important to cultivate public awareness of the accomplishments of plant breeding.

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Tập 46 Số 4

1630-1634

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