As a plant breeder/geneticist your aim will be to develop useful traits in plants, such as disease resistance and drought tolerance. You'll also work to improve characteristics such as appearance. Your role will be vital to the agricultural industry as there are constant challenges to meet market requirements and consumer demands, and to increase and maintain yields in important crops. The traditional work of crossing existing plants and selecting new strains has been enhanced. You'll use your expertise to quickly and accurately select plants containing the genes of interest.

The main routes to get this role are:

• University- you could undertake various different degrees to become a plant geneticist.

You usually need 3 a levels to undertake a degree in a relevant area and one of these a levels needs to be in a science area. You'll need a life science degree or a postgraduate master's qualification in genetics, or a related subject which covers genetics.

Degrees and postgraduate courses include:

• Genetics

• Biology

• Biochemistry

• Molecular biology

• Life sciences

• Biological science

Employers may expect you to have, or be working towards, a PhD.

Integrated master's qualifications such as MBiolSci, MBiol or MSci can be studied at university. These courses combine independent research and can lead directly onto study for a PhD.

It's useful to gain experience of laboratory and research techniques during your degree through internships or year placements.

If you want to work in the NHS you can apply to the Scientist Training Programme (STP) after your degree where you can specialise in genomics work.

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