This course is a required core course for the grass science major, one of the main courses for the grass science major.
This course focuses on the theory, technology and general procedures of new cultivar selection of forage and forage crops.
The course systematically describes the theory and basic skills of Forage Breeding, analyzes the methods of Forage Germplasm Resources cultivation and selection, and aiming to cultivate the ability of students to comprehensively utilize the modern advanced science and technology and independently carry out breeding of new forage cultivars.
This course offers an overview of the current advanced theories of Forage Breeding and its general breeding procedures, and discusses the breeding objectives of the current development of forage excellent cultivars.
Master the collection, identification and conservation of Forage Germplasm Resources.
Understand the key breeding objectives of new forage cultivars in current production.
Master the propagation mode of forage, adopt the corresponding cultivar selection method according to the propagation mode of forage.
Cultivate experts and professionals in grass science and technology with solid theoretical knowledge of breeding, familiar with relevant breeding procedures and qualified for independent breeding of new grass cultivars.
Theories and general methods of Genetics, Plant Physiology, Botany, Biochemistry, Field Experiment and Statistical Analysis, Cell Biology, Plant Protection, Plant Ecology, Agrometeorology, Soil and Fertilizer Science, Livestock Feeding and other related disciplines.
Jinfeng Yun. Forage and Forage Crops Breeding (2nd Edition) [M]. Beijing: China Agriculture Press: 2016
Hongwei Cai, Toshihiko Yamada. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Forage Crops [M].Taylor and Francis: 2013
Atul Bhargava, Shilpi Srivastava. Plant Breeding [M].Springer Singapore: 2019
Zhongsong Liu, Helong Luo, et al. Modern Plant Breeding (First Edition) [M]. Science Press: 2010
Yanji Hu. Plant Breeding (First Edition) [M]. Higher Education Press: 2003
Jiakai Su,Wenshu Zhang. Introduction Guidance of Forage Cultivars (First Edition) [M]. Published by Jindun press: 2007
Zhiyong Li, Zongli Wang, et al. Descriptor and Data Standards for Forage Germplasm Resources (First Edition) [M]. China Agricultural Press: 2005
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