An Introduction to Breeding Strategies & Trial Design for Tree Improvement course
4-8 October 2021
Online
“We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an introductory course to Breeding Strategies and Trial Design in Tree Improvement. Although the context will be forest tree breeding, the principles are applicable to other domains.
The focus of this course will be on development of breeding strategies, classical examples, breeding strategy factors affecting predicted genetic gains and the choice of associated trial design types.
This course will enable participants to interrogate and refine and develop breeding strategies and model the predicted genetic gains from such strategies. The course will also provide guidelines on appropriate trial designs and how to go about designing such trials.”
• Mentorship programs in breeding and analysis
• Post- graduate (PhD) assistance & promotion
• Courses in Breeding
Some comments by attendees:
Some of the courses presented include:
2020 – Verryn, S.D. and Snedden, C.L. An Introduction to Quantitative Genetics. Online. Creation Breeding Innovations.
2019 – Verryn, S. D. (ed.) (2019). An Introduction to Modern Tree Breeding. Pretoria, Creation Breeding Innovations.
2017 – Verryn, S. D. (ed.) (2017). An Introduction to Modern Tree Breeding.
Pretoria, Creation Breeding Innovations.
2015 – Verryn, S., V. Grzeskowiak, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Modern Tree
Breeding. Pretoria, Creation Breeding Innovations.
2005 – Hettasch, M.H., Lunt, K.A., Pierce, B.T., Snedden, C.L., Steyn, D.J.,
Venter, H.M. and Verryn, S.D.2005. Tree Improvement Course For Managers,
presented in Australia.
2005 – Hettasch, M.H., Lunt, K.A., Pierce, B.T., Snedden, C.L., Steyn, D.J., Venter, H.M. and
Verryn, S.D.2005. Tree Breeding Short Course.
2004 – M. H. Hettasch, C. L. Snedden, Lunt K., B. T. Pierce, and S. D. Verryn 2004.
Practical Data Analysis Tools for Tree Breeders Manual., Pretoria, South
Africa: Environmentek, CSIR. (South Africa)
2003 – M. H. Hettasch, C. L. Snedden, Lunt K., B. T. Pierce, and S. D. Verryn 2003.
Practical Data Analysis Tools for Tree Breeders Manual., Pretoria, South
Africa: Environmentek, CSIR. (Portugal)
2001 – Verryn, S. D., Hettasch, M. H., and Pierce, B. T. 2001. Tree Breeding Techniques
Course Manual. In: CSIR, Pretoria.
1991 to 2000 – Verryn, S. D., Hettasch, M. H., Pierce, B. T., Snedden, C. L., and Steyn, D.
J. 2000. Specialist Eucalypt Breeding Techniques Course Manual. CSIR,
Pretoria.(This series of courses in tree breeding has attracted over 100
participants from a total of over 30 different countries since 1991.)
1996 – Verryn, S. D. 22-1-1996. Introduction to Best Linear Prediction (BLP). CSIR,
Pretoria. 98pp.