This Course will provide you with important information about Breeder seed production. Once you complete this course, you will understand:
- How Breeder plots are defined and their essential role in Canadian seed certification
- The CSGA Plant Breeder Recognition process
- The difference between Plant Breeder, Associate Plant Breeder and Variety Maintainer
- The process for Variety Registration
- The requirements for Breeder seed plot production, including standards, application and QMS requirements
- The general rules for the production of pedigreed plots
- The purpose of CFIA’s Variety Verification Program and the role of Breeder seed
