Genetics and Plant Breeding

OBJECTIVES:

• This department offering undergraduate courses related to Genetics and Plant Breeding for B.Sc.(Hon.) Agriculture.
• To impart theoretical and practical knowledge of Genetics & Plant Breeding to the students through course work, practical experiments and seminars.+
• Department offering JRF (Plant Sciences) coaching classes to the registered students

COURSES OFFERED
1. GPBR 111 – Principles of Genetics (2+1)
2. GPBR 211 – Fundamentals of Plant Breeding (2+1)
3. GPBR 311 – Crop Improvement – I (Cereals, millets, pulses and oilseeds) (1+1)
4. GPBR 312 – Crop Improvement – I (Fibres, sugars, starches, narcotics, flowers,
fruits and vegetables) (1+1)
5. GPBR 313 – Intellectual Property Rights (1+0)
6. GPBR 314 – Principles of Seed Technology (2+1)
7. ELCT 315 – Commercial Plant Breeding (1+2)
8. PGS-503 – Intellectual property and its management in Agriculture (1+0)

FACILITIES
 Well established Genetics and Plant breeding laboratory with microscopes and plant breeder kits
 Well established Seed Technology laboratory with working models of seed processing & testing equipment