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PLS0061
Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding: From Theory to Practice
General themes
• Quantitative genetics in plant breeding.
• Concept on genotype-by-environment interaction (G×E) and methods for its analysis.
• Genetic models and their use in plant breeding.
• Basic concepts of association genetics and genomic-enabled prediction.
Learning outcomes
• Refreshing some basic ideas of quantitative genetics applied to plant breeding.
• Dissecting the genotype-by-environment interaction and estimating stability of genotypes.
• Understanding the conceptual framework of selection in plant breeding.
• Learning results that clearly show how biometrical genetics, association genetics genomic-estimated prediction of breeding values WORK!
• Knowing how to run some R codes for biometrical genetics, association genetics. and genomic-estimated prediction of breeding values involving different statistical models.
• Quantitative genetics in plant breeding.
• Concept on genotype-by-environment interaction (G×E) and methods for its analysis.
• Genetic models and their use in plant breeding.
• Basic concepts of association genetics and genomic-enabled prediction.
Learning outcomes
• Refreshing some basic ideas of quantitative genetics applied to plant breeding.
• Dissecting the genotype-by-environment interaction and estimating stability of genotypes.
• Understanding the conceptual framework of selection in plant breeding.
• Learning results that clearly show how biometrical genetics, association genetics genomic-estimated prediction of breeding values WORK!
• Knowing how to run some R codes for biometrical genetics, association genetics. and genomic-estimated prediction of breeding values involving different statistical models.
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
PLS0061 Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding: From Theory to Practice, 3.0 Credits
Subjects
BiologyEducation cycle
Postgraduate levelGrading scale
Pass / Failed
Prior knowledge
Accepted as PhD-student or knowledge at equivalent levelObjectives
• To provide some basic quantitative genetic concepts to be applied in plant breeding. • To provide some basic statistical models and methods for genetic and genomic analyses. • To detect and measure the genotype-by-environment interaction. • To show practical results of association genetics and genomic prediction in a breeding context. • To demonstrate implementations of various genetic analyses using R-packages.Content
General themes • Quantitative genetics in plant breeding. • Concept on genotype-by-environment interaction (G×E) and methods for its analysis. • Genetic models and their use in plant breeding. • Basic concepts of association genetics and genomic-enabled prediction. Learning outcomes • Refreshing some basic ideas of quantitative genetics applied to plant breeding. • Dissecting the genotype-by-environment interaction and estimating stability of genotypes. • Understanding the conceptual framework of selection in plant breeding. • Learning results that clearly show how biometrical genetics, association genetics genomic-estimated prediction of breeding values WORK! • Knowing how to run some R codes for biometrical genetics, association genetics. and genomic-estimated prediction of breeding values involving different statistical models.Additional information
VenueNelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Arusha, Tanzania
Responsible department
Department of Plant Breeding