Summer field-oriented short course: June 11-22, 2012

The first field-oriented short course on the genetics, breeding, and physiology of drought stress tolerance was offered during June 2010 at Colorado State University. Twenty eight students from 12 countries converged in Fort Collins, Colorado for the intensive two-week program. The curriculum included field visits to agricultural research stations in Colorado and Nebraska, classroom lectures, hands-on activities and concluded with a two-day Symposium and poster session. View a slideshow of pictures from the 2010 short course here.

The next field-oriented short course will be offered June 11-22, 2012. The course will consist of classroom lectures, hands-on lab exercises, and field research activities appropriate for a drought breeding and genetics program. Course activities are designed around three modules:

  • Whole Plant Physiology of Drought Stress
  • Plant Breeding for Drought Stress Tolerance
  • Genomic Approaches to Drought Stress Tolerance

The course format will include several days at field sites in Colorado with intermittent classroom lectures and discussion. We will emphasize hands-on exercises to provide practical experience in a drought tolerance breeding program. Eight instructors from three universities, each with a different specialty in plant sciences will lecture both in the classroom and at the field sites. Visits to private sector breeding programs will also be included. The course will be given in English.

The course is targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors. It will provide three transferable graduate-level credits.

 

Course fees:

  • Course tuition 3 credits @$500/credit $1,500
  • Room and board options (both options include lodging June 10-22, plus three meals per day):
    • Single occupancy package $1,150 per person
    • Double occupancy package (Roommates will be assigned) $850 per person
  • Course fee $300

All foreign visas and travel arrangements are at students’ initiative and expense. We’re sorry, but no scholarship funding is available for this course.

Applications are being accepted through February 14, 2012 - Click here to apply!