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WACCI Course Offerings and Academic Requirements
Courses Offered
- WACI 611: Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants 3 Credits
- WACI 613:Biometry and Research Methods 3 Credits
- WACI 615:Plant-microbial Interactions and the Control of Plant Diseases 3 Credits
- WACI 612:Quantitative Inheritance in Plant Breeding 3 Credits
- WACI 614:Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology in Plant Breeding 3 Credits
- WACI 616:Physiology of Environmental Stresses 3 Credits
- WACI 617: Plant Genetics 3 Credits
- WACI 619: Plant Virology 3 Credits
- WACI 618: Plant Cell and Tissue Culture 3 Credits
- WACI 622: Integrated Pest Management 3 Credits
Second Year Modules
- Breeding cross-pollinated crops 5 days
- Breeding self-pollinated crops 4 days
- Breeding root and tuber crops(cassava,sweet potatoes) 3 days
- Breeding plantains and bananas 2 days
- Analysis of plant breedig & genetics data 10 days
- GIS(Geographic Information Systems) 5 days
- Conservation agriculture 5 days
- Drought/nutrient stress 4 days
- Striga 1 day
- Diseases & nematodes 5 days
- Insect Pests 5 days
- Molecular markets and marker assisted breeding 4 days
- Bioinformatics 3 days
- plant transformation technology 4 days
- Tissue culture applicants 2 days
- Seed Technology and seed company establishment 5 days
- How to run a practical breeding program 2 days
- Technical writing skills 5 days
- Advanced Scientific Communication 5 days
- PRA training 2 days
Techniques in plant breeding:
Data Collection and Management
Advanced agronomy
Biotic and abiotic constrain
Molecular tools in Plant Breeding
Variental development and release
Scientific Communication