Study Guide

Objective

The student
- knows the historical development of plant breeding
- understands the genetic bases of plant breeding and knows plant breeding methods
- knows plant varieties on the market and can choose varieties based on plant cultivation and market conditions
- knows the conditions and regulations for seed cultivation and trade in Finland and within the EU

Content

The basics of general genetics and plant breeding
Various plant breeding methods, including genetic modification (GM / GMO)
Variety development and variety experiments
Seed production, sorting and trading in Finland
Seed control and monitoring in Finland
The course is based on several of the global sustainability goals, mainly the goals of Responsible consumption and production and Life on land

Location and time

Period 4, spring 2025
Lectures in campus
Online studies in Teams

Materials

On the moodle site.

Teaching methods

Lectures and tutorial
Project work
Assignments
Field studies

Employer connections

Cooperation with companies and organizations in the sector, among others Tilasiemen, Boreal and Ruokavirasto.

Exam schedules

Deadlines for projects and written assignment according to separate instructions on the moodle site.
Oral presentations and written exam booked in the course schedule.
Written exam, week 17, April 2025.
Two opportunities to retake the written exam, according to specified instructions.

Student workload

27 h / credit, totally 81 h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a satisfactory level.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a good level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant course-making compulsory elements, at a excellent level.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam 50 % of the course grade, 50 % of the maximum points in the written exam for an acceptable level
Project work 50 % of the course grade
Participation in field studies
Course activity

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

For failed grade 0, failed project work, assignments and/or failed written exam and course activity.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

For an acceptable grade 1-2, passed project work and assignments, passed written exam and course activity on an in average acceptable level.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

For a good grade 3-4, passed project work and assignments, passed written exam and course activity on an in average good level.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

For an excellent grade 5, passed project work and assignments, passed written exam and course activity on an in average excellent level

Qualifications

No prerequisites.