Department of Agriculture
Master of Science in Plant Breeding & Genetics
Introduction
The Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics is currently offering M.Sc. (Hons) in M. Sc. (Hons) in Plant Breeding and Genetics. During M.Sc. (Hons) in the first year, students are taught courses and research methodologies related to crop improvement, cytology, cytogenetics, biometry, quantitative genetics, molecular genetics and tissue culture. In the 2nd year, students conduct and defend their research as degree requirement. 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. The faculty comprised of well qualified 6 PhD faculty members, among them three faculty members are foreign PhD graduates. The department possess state of the art labs well equipped for conducting research ranging from molecular breeding, molecular biology, tissue culture and cytogenetics.
Program Features
- Duration: 02 Years
- Credit Hours: 30
- Semester: 04
- Campus: Main Campus
Admission Requirement: 16 years of education or equivalent with at least 2nd Division under Annual System or with minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 CGPA under semester system in the relevant subject. Valid GAT (General result) or GU Admission Entry Test Result with at least 60% marks.
Major Courses | |||
Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
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PBG 701 | Principles of Plant Breeding | 3(2-1) | |
PBG 702 | Advanced Genetics | 3(3-0) | |
PBG 703 | Molecular Plant Breeding | 3(2-1) | |
PBG 704 | Cytogenetics of Crop Plants | 3(2-1) |
Major Courses | |||
Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
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PBG-714 | Evolution of Field Crops | 3(3-0) | |
PBG-719 | Development of Hybrid and Seed Production | 3(2-1) | |
PBG-706 | Breeding for Stress Environment | 3(2-1) | |
PBG-713 | Genetic Engineering in Plants | 3(2-1) | |
PBG-718 | Genetics of Plant Disease and Insect Resistance | 3(2-1) | |
PBG 723 | Thesis (MSc Hons) | 06 (0-06) | |
PBG-724 | Special Problem | 1(1-0) | |
Seminar (Synopsis)-I | |||
PBG-724 | Seminar-II (Ph.D) | 1(1-0) | |
PBG-725 | Seminar-III (Ph.D) | 1(1-0) | |
Seminar Defense-IV | |||
Two Research Papers | |||
PBG-726 | Ph.D Dissertation |