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Short Course in Plant Breeding Techniques – OUSL – 2023

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The short course in plant breeding techniques has been designed to help the participants to get comprehensive knowledge with hands-on experience on plant breeding techniques related to crop and ornamental plants. This Short Course in Plant Breeding Techniques includes two parts; Theory and laboratory Sessions. Theoretical knowledge is provided through 24 hours guest lectures and audio-visual aids. The practical skills are developed through 15 hours of Laboratory sessions and three Field visits to CRI, Lunuwila, HORDI, Gannoruwa and CIC, Hingurakkgoda.

The theory component of the course will cover the following aspects

  • The scope and nature of the Plant Breeding Industry.
  • Basic concepts in Plant Reproduction
  • Heredity in Plants Chromosomes and Genes
  • Gene Interactions and Gene Expressions
  • Practical Plant Breeding Techniques: Hybridization,
  • Production of pure lines,
  • Tissue culture in Plant Breeding and Molecular Techniques in Plant Breeding.
  • Seed production practices.
  • Plant Breeding as a Hobby:
  • Developing methodologies to improve any plant of your own interest.

The practical Component of the Course will cover the following aspects

  • Breeding Techniques used in self-pollinating crop/ornamental plants
  • Breeding Techniques used in cross-pollinating crop/ornamental plants.
  • Breeding techniques used for vegetatively propagated crop/ornamental plants.
  • Application of Tissue culture Techniques in breeding crop/ornamental plants.
  • Molecular tools in plant breeding.

Programme Category – Short Programme

Duration – Two Months

Course Fee – Rs.17,500

Discipline – Botany

Admission – Pass in Advanced Level Biology / Botany / Agriculture or one year experience in the relevant field.

Programme Commencing Date – 03 December 2023

Closing Date for Applications – 31 October 2023

Download Application – https://ou.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Application-Form-Short-course-in-Plant-Breeding-Techniques-2022.pdf

Download Brochure- https://ou.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Plant-Breeding-Brochure-2023.pdf

Visit Website – https://ou.ac.lk/plbretech/#1591670664618-8ed367f0-092a

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