Working group session:
Germplasm and Genetic Stocks
Presentation type:
poster
Authors:
Hague, Steve ; Smith, C. Wayne
Presenter:
Hague, Steve
Correspondent:
Hague, Steve
Abstract:
As the global population increases, providing food, fiber and fuel to meet growing demand has become a significant challenge. Texas A&M University is training future plant breeders to meet this challenge and recently expanded their effort through a Distance Education Program in Plant Breeding. The Soil and Crop Sciences Department at Texas A&M University offers a wide range of distance education opportunities. The plant breeding distance education program offers online Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Plant Breeding as well as a robust continuing education program for agriculture professionals seeking further plant breeding education but who are not interested in a degree program. The Texas A&M Plant Breeding and Genetics Continuing Education Program is designed to convey knowledge about crop genetics and improvement to industry technical and professional personnel who wish to refresh their knowledge in specific areas of plant breeding and genetics, participants who want to gain a professional certificate in plant breeding and genetics, and others who simply want to know more about plant breeding and genetics.