This course is designed for professional plant breeders who want to learn when and how molecular tools can be integrated in their breeding programs. It is also an opportunity for breeders who are already using these tools to expand their knowledge of new strategies and technologies.

Topics include:
• Types and availability of molecular markers
• Working with quantitative trait loci
• Maker– assisted selection
• Using association studies in breeding
• Effects of population structure on applications of molecular markers
• Hands- on software demonstrations to analyze traits with molecular markers
• New breeding strategies with markers