AGRON 534 - Seed and Variety,Testing and Technology

Institution:

Iowa State University

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Description:

(Cross-listed with STB). Cr. 2. Prereq : Admission to the Seed Technology and Business Master's Degree Program or approval of the instructor. The components of seed quality and how they are assessed in the laboratory, including traits derived from modern biotechnology. The impact of new technologies on seed quality testing. Variety maintenance procedures and breeder seed. Variety identifi cation: phenotype and grow-out trials, isozyme testing, and DNA marker testing. Procedures for evaluating varieties. The variance tests appropriate for fi xed effects analysis of variance. Statistical inference and stratifi cation for yield trials. Use of strip plot testing.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.iastate.edu

Phone Number:

(515) 294-5836

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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