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Genetics and Plant Breeding Program

Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Mission

Qualifying highly qualified and competent professionals in crop science and genetic improvement, utilizing the department’s exceptional educational programs, and disseminating applied research studies that meet the needs of the community, leading to sustainable agricultural development.

Vision

Attaining excellence and leadership in the field of crop science and genetic improvement and establishing effective community partnerships to achieve food security and a high degree of self-sufficiency in major food crops.

• Department Aims:

  • The department aims to achieve the aims of the faculty and the university through the following:

    1- Meeting the demand of high school graduates to enroll in the crop science and genetic improvement specialization, thereby increasing the faculty and university’s capacity and reducing dropout rates from higher education.

    2- Enhancing scientific research in crop science and genetic improvement and effectively contributing to solving societal and contemporary problems.

    3- Contributing to the graduation of qualified scientific professionals with bachelor’s degrees to support the agricultural and environmental sectors and meet their need for this specialization.

    4- Establishing and fostering collaborative research and reciprocal scientific visits with local, regional, and international universities and research centers in the field of crop science and genetic improvement.

    5- Creating and developing a stimulating learning environment that empowers students to be creative and achieve excellence, fostering their desire to pursue higher education in master’s and doctoral programs.

    6- Advancing and developing the field of crop science and genetic improvement, ensuring a promising professional future for graduates of this specialization.

Program Aims

  • The program aims to achieve the aims of the department and the faculty through the following:

    1. Developing student skills and competencies in devising agricultural plans that optimize genetic and environmental resource utilization under different agricultural and cropping systems.
    2. Enhancing student knowledge of plant taxonomy, morphological and anatomical characteristics of field crop plants, and their relationship to environmental growth requirements and crop management practices.
    3. Imparting knowledge of climatic diversity and agricultural soil classification to students to augment their production capabilities under different cropping systems and adverse environmental conditions.
    4. Developing student knowledge to enhance their skills in the genetic improvement of local crop varieties using traditional practices and supportive biotechnology techniques.
    5. Equipping students with the scientific foundations of genetics, plant breeding, and the concepts of modern biotechnology within the basic scientific frameworks.
    6. Equipping students with practical and theoretical skills in the field of biotechnology and plant breeding.
    7. Equipping students with practical skills in land preparation for cultivation and crop management practices, utilizing modern agricultural machinery and techniques under various cropping systems and environmental conditions.
    8. Developing student skills and equipping them with the requisite knowledge to manage agricultural natural resources, ensuring the conservation of genetic resources, soil, and water resources for sustainable agricultural development.
    9. Developing student cognitive abilities to effectively evaluate and analyze agricultural projects and natural resources, and formulate plans for their development and improvement.

Graduate Attributes:

Upon successful completion of the Crop and Pasture Science program, the graduate will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of crop and pasture science and related disciplines.
  • Demonstrate a strong desire for learning and a relentless pursuit of knowledge.
  • Effectively collaborate as part of a team, carrying out assigned tasks with accuracy and integrity.
  • Demonstrate originality in their work and avoid imitation.
  • Calmly find solutions to problems presented to them.
  • Have keen observation skills and the ability to readily identify changes.
  • Possess analytical and comparative skills.
  • Devise crop cultivation and pasture development plans tailored to environmental conditions and soil and water quality.
  • Efficiently utilize water and soil resources.
  • Cultivate crops under various production and environmental systems.
  • Develop research plans, collect, and analyze data under field and practical conditions.
  • Design and conduct experiments, reaching logical conclusions.
  • Analyze, evaluate, and optimize agricultural natural resources and select the most suitable alternatives for their development and enhancement.

 

Potential Career Opportunities for Graduates:

    • – Agricultural engineer in agricultural extension centers
    • – Agricultural engineer in seed multiplication institutions
    • – Agricultural engineer in crop production projects
    • – Specialist researcher in agricultural research centers
    • – Specialist researcher in environmental research centers
    • – Assistant specialist in agricultural quarantine at land, air, and sea ports
    • – Assistant specialist in the Standards and Quality Authority
    • – Specialist researcher in flour mills and grain silos companies
    • – Academic positions in universities after obtaining master’s and doctoral degrees in this specialization
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Undergraduate Program Courses for Departments of the Faculty of Agriculture, Foods, and Environment - First and Second Levels

First Level Courses

First Level Courses

First Semester

Second Semester

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

UR001

Arabic Language (1)

2

FR001

Physics & Meteorology

3

UR006

Islamic Culture

3

FR006

Principles of Statistics

2

FR111

General Chemistry

3

FR111

Organic Chemistry

3

FR112

General Botany

3

FR112

Principles of Agricultural Economics

2

FR113

Mathematics

2

FR113

General Zoology

3

FR114

Agriculture in Yemeni Environment

1

FR114

Principles of Ecology

2

UR007

National culture

2

UR002

Arabic Language (2)

2

FR115

Geology

1

UR008

Conflict with the Israeli enemy

2

 

Total

17

 

Total

19

Second Level Courses

Second Level Courses

First Semester

Second Semester

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

FR211

Soil Fundamentals

2

FR221

Principles of Food Science

2

FR112

General Microbiology

3

FR222

Principles of Crops Protection

2

FR113

Biochemistry

3

UR004

English Language (2)

2

FR114

Principles of Animal Production

2

FR127

Principles of Genetics

2

UR003

English Language (1)

2

FR223

Principles of Horticulture

2

FR114

Principles of Crops Production

2

FR224

Plant Physiology

2

FR215

 Principles of Agricultural Engineering

2

FR225

Principles of Human Nutrition

2

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—

UR005

Computer Skills

3

 

Total

16

 

Total

17

 

Undergraduate Courses for the Genetics and Plant Breeding Program (GEN) - Department of Crop Science and Genetic Improvement

Third Level Courses

First Semester

Second Semester

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

CRP311

Grain and Legume Crops

3

CRP321

Industrial and Cash Crops

3

CRP312

Origin, Structure and Taxonomy of Crops

3

CRP322

Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments

3

CRP313

Dry Farming

3

SOL325

Fertility and Fertilization

3

CRP314

Forage and Pasture Crops

3

GEN323

Molecular Genetic

3

CRP315

Principles of Plant Breeding

3

GEN324

Quantitative & Population Genetic

3

CRP316

Crops Physiology

3

CRP324

Research Methodology

3

GEN317

Cytology Genetic

2

CRP325

Summer Training

1

 

Total

20

 

Total

19

 

Fourth Level Courses

Fourth Level Courses

First Semester

Second Semester

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Course

code

Course Title

Credit Hours

PLP418

  Field Crops Pests

3

CRP421

Seeds Multiplication and Testing

3

PLP312

Field Crops Diseases

3

GEN422

Breeding Crops to Resist Biotic and environmental Stresses

3

GEN411

Genetic Engineering

2

CRP423

Breeding of Main Field Crops

3

GEN412

Biodiversity and Management of Genetic Resources

3

GEN424

Applications of Biotechnology on Plant Breeding

3

CRP413

Principles of Plant Biotechnology

3

CRP425

Environments and Cropping systems in Yemen

2

FR315

Agricultural Extension and Rural Community

3

CRP426

Field Training

2

 

 

 

CRP427

Graduation Project

3

 

Total

17

 

Total

19