Department of Agriculture
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Plant Breeding)
Introduction
The Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics offers B.Sc. (Hons) in Agriculture degree program under the umbrella of Faculty of Agriculture. Students are taught courses and research methodologies related to plant breeding ang genetics, entomology, soil science, horticulture, agronomy, water management, and agriculture economics. After completing this degree, students have gained fundamental knowledge in basic and applied agriculture in the first two years. In the last two years, students choose specialization field in the aforementioned subjects. During B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture in Plant Breeding, students have been taught courses and research methodologies related to crop improvement, cytology, cytogenetics, biometry, quantitative genetics, molecular genetics and tissue culture. After completing this degree, students have gained fundamental knowledge in Plant Breeding that can be applied to a range of crops including annual and perennial horticultural crops, agronomic food and feed crops and forestry products.
Program Features
- Duration: 04 Years
- Credit Hours: 140
- Semester: 08
- Campus: Main Campus
Admission Requirement: 2nd division in FSc.
| Semester - IV | |||
| Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBG 401 | Introductory Genetics | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 402 | Introductory Plant Breeding | 3(2-1) | |
| Semester - V | |||
| Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBG 501 | Principles of Genetics | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 503 | Breeding Field Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 505 | Cytogenetics | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 507 | Fundamentals of Plant Biometry | 3(3-0) | |
| PBG 509 | Modern Techniques in Plant Breeding | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 602 | Breeding Fodder and Forage Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| Semester - VI | |||
| Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBG 502 | Breeding Fiber Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 504 | Breeding Sugar Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 506 | Breeding Maize and Millets | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 508 | Biodiversity and Plant Genetic Resources | 3(3-0) | |
| PBG 510 | Molecular Genetics | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 612 | Genomics in Agriculture | 3(2-1) | |
| Semester - VII | |||
| Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBG 601 | Breeding Oilseed Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 603 | Breeding Pulse Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 605 | Breeding Vegetable Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 607 | Breeding Cereal Crops | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 609 | Experimentation in Plant Breeding | 3(2-1) | |
| PBG 610 | Fundamentals of Research & Scientific Writing | 3(3-0) | |
| Semester - VIII | |||
| Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PBG 618 | Internship or Research Project | 4(0-4) | |
