Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement
Subject HORT40001 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | 4 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Twenty-four hours lectures and 36 hours practical work Total Time Commitment: Not available | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | 650-142 Genetics and the Evolution of Life; and either 208-302 Molecular Biology, Breeding and Biotechnology or 208-307 Plant Pathology or other subjects as approved by course coordinators. | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
Coordinator
Prof Mohan SinghContact
Email: mohan@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 8344 5051
MSLE Student Centre
Email: msle-ugrad@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 8344 0276
| Subject Overview: |
Case studies are used to illustrate the steps involved in taking knowledge from research laboratory or breeding trials and producing and releasing novel crop varieties. This subject will include a small research project in an area chosen by each student. |
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| Objectives: | Information Not Available |
| Assessment: | Three-hour end-of-semester examination (60%), written project report (4000 words, 25%), oral research presentation (15%). |
| Prescribed Texts: | Information Not Available |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: | Information Not Available |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) Bachelor of Horticulture (Honours) Graduate Diploma in Urban Horticulture Master of Agricultural Science Master of Urban Horticulture Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Science |
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