Visit the department's Distance Education and Life-Long Learning Program Web site for more information or contact Cathy Dickinson at (402) 472-1730. Individuals interested in taking courses for noncredit or CEU credit can register online through the ADEC eStore at: https://estore.adec.edu.
Crop and Weed Genetics: January 14 - February 18. Noncredit
Registration Fee: $150 ($200 after January 7)
This mini-course focuses on
the genetic basis for variation observed in the field among crop varieties
and weed populations, and provides insights into the development of new
traits in crop varieties. Students learn how to apply classical and
molecular genetic principles to explain variation observed in plant
families and populations, and to intrepret information gathered from
whole-plant trait observation and molecular analysis. Examples from
genetic studies on both crop and weed species are presented for student
evaluation, and the relationships between crops and weeds are discussed.
Turf Diseases: January 14 - March 7. Noncredit
Registration Fee: $150 ($200 after January 7)
In this mini-course, students are introduced
to turf diseases, including current and emerging diseases. Emphasis is on
diseases prevalent in the Great Plains area of the U.S.; concepts will
apply to turf diseases occurring in other parts of the world. Topics
include pathogen biology, disease cycles, epidemiology and plant health
management strategies.
Animal, Food and Industry Uses of Grain: January 14 - February 29. Noncredit
Registration Fee: $150 ($200 after January 7)
This mini-course is an introduction to genetic development and production
practices and procedures for drying, handling and storing grain intended
for special end-uses. Topics discussed include the processing and
utilization of corn and sorghum grain for animal, human and industrial
uses; and grain quality characterstics for various end-uses and their
measurement.
Production of Specialty Grain Crops: March 3 - April 18. Noncredit
Registration Fee: $150 ($200 after February 25)
This mini-course is an introduction to plant breeding and the production
and handling of grain for animal, food and industrial uses. Topics
discussed include the principles of plant breeding and molecular genetics;
the influence of production practices on grain quality; and preservation
of grain quality from field to processor, with emphasis on grain drying,
strorage and handling practices on-farm and in the elevator. Case studies
involving successful specialty grain entrepreneurs are also presented.
Specialty Grain Utilization Package (includes both of the above specialty
grain courses): January 14 - April 18.
Registration Fee: $250
Spatial Variability in Soils: February 1 - May 2.
Registration Fee: $150.
Course begins with optional one-day workshop February 1 at
the Midtown Holiday Inn in Grand Island. Topics discussed in this
precision ag mini-course include: Why it's important to understand
spatial variability; what's manageable, what's not; sources and scales of
variability; spatial information resources, public and self-generated;
spatial tools, such as GPS and GIS; and introduction to quantifying
variability.
Advanced Plant Breeding Topics: February 6 - March 6.
Registration Fee: $150 ($200 after January 30)
This mini-course focuses on plant breeding for high- and low-yielding
environments, selection versus evaluation environments, the concept of
genotype by environmental interactions--what they mean and how they are
measured, the importance of understanding crossover interactions, and
breeding for "droughty" environments as an example of stressful,
low-yielding environments.
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