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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Agricultural Botany and Plant Breeding
AGRI1002Y(1)
60
60
6

Description
Classification, identification, morphology, ecology and uses of economically important crops. Microbial diversity, structure, function and economic significance. Mendelian inheritance. Linkage and chromosome mapping. Sex linked and extranuclear inheritance. Quantitative and population genetics. Objectives of plant breeding. Selection techniques. Methods of crop improvement. Genetic variation and manipulation of variability. Breeding of selected crops. Legislative framework. Plant biodiversity.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Combination of APS & AFS
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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