Argentina

• INASE
  - La ley de semillas, la propriedad intelectual y los recursos fitogenéticos

USA

• Texas A&M
  - Distance Plant Breeding M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs

June 2013

Distance Education in Plant Breeding at Texas A&M University
This program is an extension of the existing Plant Breeding programs offered by the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Department of Horticultural Science at Texas A&M University. We
offer a non-thesis option M.S., thesis option M.S., and Ph.D. in Plant Breeding completely at a distance to students unable to study on-campus in a traditional setting. This program is designed for individuals employed in private industry, CGIAR centers, government agencies, non-government organizations, and other agriculture professionals who need and desire additional knowledge and training in plant breeding but cannot relocate to a university campus. Distance Education students will take advantage of the same curriculum available to on-campus students with identical course content and professors. Our unique program is designed to deliver a high quality plant breeding education to students across the globe. No campus visit is required. For more information visit http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/academics/distance-education/ or contact LeAnn Hague, Distance Education Coordinator in Soil and Crop Sciences at leann.hague@tamu.edu or (979)845-6148.

December 2011
Source: Plant Breeding News, December 2011

The Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB)
Pre-breeding for effective use of plant genetic resources
an e-Learning Course

Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italia
Master in Biosafety in plant biotechnology
November 2010 - October 2011

Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia: www.cenargen.embrapa.br/cursos

Horticulture Australia Council (HAC) Vegetable Industry Strategic Leadership Course 2008
25 - 27 November 2008, 24 - 26 February 2009 and 25 - 27 May 2009
www.ausveg.com.au

The Danish plant direktorate has established courses majoring on certification of seeds

The Wageningen International Course Calendar 2010 can be downloaded from our website

UPOV schedules two 2009 sessions of its distance learning course: Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Distance Education & Life-Long Learning Program

3.01 Plant Breeding Methods - Distance Education version
CS, HS 541-section 601 DE; 3 credits; lecture only
Prerequisite: a statistics course
North Carolina State University will be offering CS,HS 541, Plant Breeding Methods in a distance education version this fall. The instructor is Todd Wehner (todd_wehner@ncsu.edu).
This is an introductory Plant Breeding course for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. The emphasis is on traditional methods of developing improved cultivars of cross-pollinated, self-pollinated, and asexually-propagated crops, and the genetic principles on which breeding methods are based. The purpose of this course is to provide the student a general background in all areas of plant breeding. The goal is to develop students who are knowledgeable in all of the areas of plant breeding, and to have sufficient understanding to work as an assistant breeder at a seed company, or to continue with advanced courses in plant breeding.
CS,HS 541 presents an overview of plant breeding methods, including germplasm resources, pollen control, measurement of genetic variances, and use of heterosis. Special topics include genotype-environment interaction, index selection, stress resistance, polyploidy, and mutation breeding. The course provides in-depth coverage of methods for breeding cross-pollinated, self-pollinated and asexually-propagated crops. Courses usually taken before CS,HS 541 are genetics and statistics. Courses taken after often include CS,HS 719 (germplasm and biogeography), CS,HS 720 (molecular genetics), CS,HS 745 (quantitative genetics), CS,HS 746 (advanced breeding), CS,HS 748 (pest resistance, now PP590), CS,HS 860 (breeding lab 1), and CS,HS 861 (breeding lab 2).
For more information on HS 541 Plant Breeding Methods, see: http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/fall-courses/HS.php
For more information on distance education at NC State University, see: http://distance.ncsu.edu/
For more information on Todd Wehner, see: http://cucurbitbreeding.ncsu.edu/

Educational DVDs
This set of four seed testing DVDs, developed by the Ohio State University and Dr Miller McDonald, is a comprehensive review of the most common techniques used to assess seed quality. Text, figures, animations, and videos are used to effectively explain each testing procedure, which makes this collection valuable for training programs on seed testing. The DVDs were
developed in cooperation with the Consortium for International Seed Technology Training
(http://www.seedconsortium.org/). Snippets can be viewed at: http://www.seedtechnology.net/DVDs.htm.

November 2010
North Carolina State University offering Plant Breeding Methods (HS 541) in a distance education version

North Carolina State University will be offering CS,HS 541, Plant Breeding Methods in a distance education version this fall. The instructor is Todd Wehner (todd_wehner@ncsu.edu). This is an introductory Plant Breeding course for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. The emphasis is on traditional methods of developing improved cultivars of cross-pollinated, self-pollinated, and asexually-propagated crops, and the genetic principles on which breeding methods are based. The purpose of this course is to provide the student a general background in all areas of plant breeding. The goal is to develop students who are knowledgeable in all of the areas of plant breeding, and to have sufficient understanding to work as an assistant breeder at a seed company, or to continue with advanced courses in plant breeding.

CS,HS 541 presents an overview of plant breeding methods, including germplasm resources, pollen control, measurement of genetic variances, and use of heterosis. Special topics include genotype-environment interaction, index selection, stress resistance, polyploidy, and mutation breeding. The course provides in-depth coverage of methods for breeding cross-pollinated, self-pollinated and asexually-propagated crops. Courses usually taken before CS,HS 541 are genetics and statistics. Courses taken after often include CS,HS 719 (germplasm and biogeography), CS,HS 720 (molecular genetics), CS,HS 745 (quantitative genetics), CS,HS 746 (advanced breeding), CS,HS 748 (pest resistance, now PP590), CS,HS 860 (breeding lab 1), and CS,HS 861 (breeding lab 2).
For more information on HS 541 Plant Breeding Methods, see http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/fall-courses/HS.php

November 2010
Online Graduate Program in Seed Technology & Business

Iowa State University
http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=48323218&msgid=597705&act=BDP
The Iowa State University On-line Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business develops potential into managerial leadership.
Seed industry professionals face ever-increasing challenges. The Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (STB) at Iowa State University provides a unique opportunity for seed professionals to grow by gaining a better understanding of the science, technology, and management that is key to the seed industry.
The STB program offers a Masters of Science degree as well as graduate certificates in Seed Science and Technology and in Seed Business Management. Science and technology curriculum includes courses in crop improvement, seed pathology, physiology, production, conditioning, and quality. Business topics include accounting, finance, strategy, planning, management information systems, and marketing and supply chain management--including a unique new course in seed trade, policy, and regulation.
Contact us today for more information about how you can apply.
Paul Christensen, Seed Technology and Business Program Manager Ph.
515-294-8745, seedgrad@iastate.edu

Course Questions: Contact Cathy Dickinson at 402-472-1730 or cdickinson2@unl.edu

Payment Options: Credit Cards ONLY accepted on-line, for other payment arrangements contact Cathy Dickinson at 402-472-1730 or cdickinson2@unl.edu

• Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding, Nov. 4 - Dec. 9, 2010 more info
• Advanced Plant Breeding Topics, Feb. 1 - Mar. 3, 2011

For additional information see http://go.unl.edu/cropbreeding

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