AGRI323 Agricultural Genetics and Breeding

Overview

Achieving genetic improvement in agriculture; underlying principles and applications, with reference to New Zealand animal and plant examples. Advances in genetic and associated technologies; innovation and commercialisation.

About this paper

Prerequisite

GENE 222 or GENE 223

Schedule C

Science

Contact

Jessica O’Connor – jessica.oconnor@otago.ac.nz

 

Teaching staff

Associate Professor Phillip Wilcox

Dr Nathan Kenny

Associate Professor Tim Hore

Dr Shannon Clark (AgResearch)

Dr Suzanne Rowe (AgResearch)

Dr Jessica O’Connor

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this paper. Teaching materials will be made available on Blackboard.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge of Māori primary sector businesses and entities, and an ability for engagement in a cultural appropriate manner
• Have an understanding ethical issues and Māori perspective associated with the use of genetic information and technologies
• Have a theoretical and practical understanding of the principles of breeding and contemporary genetic technologies and how these are, or could be, applied to plant and animal breeding
• Ability to address a problem by working in a group to analyse complex phenotypic and genetic data and obtain and present conclusions that aid decision-making
• Scientific literacy and ability to acquire new knowledge from research papers and reports and present this to a general audience in a clear and understandable manner
• Understanding of commercial environment and rational for decision making relating to breeding

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