751-3603-00L Current Challenges in Plant Breeding
Semester | Autumn Semester 2021 |
Lecturers | B. Studer, A. Hund |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | Number of participants limited to 15. |
Abstract | The seminar 'Current challenges in plant breeding' aims to bring together national and international experts in plant breeding to discuss current activities, latest achievements and future prospective of a selected topic/area in plant breeding. The topic this year will be: 'Plant Breeding a(nd) Data Science'. |
Objective | The educational objectives cover both thematic competences and soft skills: Thematic competences: - Deepening of scientific knowledge in plant breeding - Critical evaluation of current challenges and new concepts in plant breeding - Promotion of collaboration and Master thesis projects with practical plant breeders Soft skills: - Independent literature research to get familiar with the selected topic - Critical evaluation and consolidation of the acquired knowledge in an interdisciplinary team - Establishment of a scientific presentation in an interdisciplinary team - Presentation and discussion of the teamwork outcome - Establishing contacts and strengthening the network to national and international plant breeders and scientist |
Content | Interesting topics related to plant breeding will be selected in close collaboration with the working group for plant breeding of the Swiss Society of Agronomy (SSA). |
Lecture notes | None |
Literature | Peer-reviewed research articles, selected according to the topic. |
Prerequisites / Notice | Participation in the BSc course 'Pflanzenzüchtung' is strongly recommended, a completed course in 'Molecular Plant Breeding' is highly advantageous. |