UC Davis Hosts 2022 Plant Breeding Academy E-Series
- On March 2, 2022
Based upon a seed industry-wide survey assessing continuous educational needs during the pandemic, the UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center (SBC) launched online short courses called the Plant Breeding Academy (PBA) E-Series.
E-Series #1: Statistics & Experimental Design
April 5&7 and May 17-19
Foundational level, designed for plant breeding, product development, agronomy, and seed professionals working in all areas, this foundational course covers topics in descriptive statistics, data visualization, distributions, correlation, regression, comparison tests, replicated experimental designs CRD, RCBD, single location, single-year analysis, and trial quality. R demos are included.
E-Series #2: Hybrid Breeding Strategies
April 19&21 and May 24&26
Foundational level, designed for plant breeders and their team, this course will aid in the design and development of a true hybrid breeding engine, covering the topics of breeding targets, germplasm, and trait organization into pools, the importance of hybrid testing/evaluation, early vs late generation testing, choice of testers, and more.
