250028 Plant Breeding

Detaljer
Inst. for Jordbrugsvidenskab   66 %
Skov & landskab   34 %
Tidligst mulig placeringBachelor 3. år til Kandidat 2. år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeFælleskursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

skriftlig og mundtlig eksamen


Skriftlig auditorieeksamen

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Beskrivelse af eksamen: Four hours written exam based on a number of questions to cover most of examination requirements

Vægtning: 100 %



7-trinsskala, intern censur

Eksamensdatoer:
10 April 2008
 
Forudsætninger for indstilling til eksamen75 % accepted case reports
 
Rammer for undervisningMixture of lectures, laboratory and greenhouse/field/computer exercises and PBL cases
 
BlokplaceringBlock 3
Ugestruktur: A
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
med note om undervisning på dansk
 
Anbefalede forudsætningerGenetics 1 and at least two years of study experience.
 
Begrænset deltagerantalNone
 
Kompetenceområder
Basic science
Comprehension of genetics, in vitro culture and propagation systems for plant improvement
Integration of basic plant science to improve cultivated plants

Applied Science
Knowledge of application of basic genetics and mating systems for plant improvement in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Knowledge of cultivar protection systems, genetic resources, and private involvement in plant breeding.

Ethics and values
Is aware of the ethics of exploitation of biotechnology in plant breeding
 
Kursets målsætning
Provide basic knowledge about technology and theory within genetics, physiology and genomics used to improve cultivated plants. Integrate the basic knowledge with understanding of mating control systems, selection systems and propagation methods to obtain improved cultivars of inbreeders, outbreeders and vegetatively propagated plant species. Provide understanding of importance of cultivar protection, legislation and patenting for plant improvement with traditional and molecular techniques.
 
Kursusindhold
1) Genetic resources, mating systems, incompatibility, male sterility (øvl using computer or in greenhouse)
2) Mutations, polyploidy, haploids and in vitro cultures (øvl with in vitro cultures)
3) Molecular markers, population genetics and marker assisted selection (øvl f.eks. SSRs for population genetics and selection)
4) Quantitative traits, genetic variances, heritability, selection, QTL, genetics of disease resistance (øvl Measurements on plant populations, field trials and calculations, Case: map QTLs with mapping software
5) Cultivars of inbreeders, Lines and hybrids (øvl Crossing exercise with in and out breeders; Case: Search www for info on breeding of major crops)
6) Cultivars of outbreeders, populations, hybrids, species hybridisation and combining ability (øvl computer exercise with cross breeders and hybrids, case: search www for info on breeding of major crops
7) Plant cultivar protection, legislation, patenting and transgenic (Case: Patent databases and patents on crop plants)
8) Excursion to one or two breeding stations in Denmark or Sweden
 
Undervisningsform
40 % for lectures and discussion classes, 60% for practical exercises and advice of PBL cases. Students are expected to work in dynamic groups for exercises and PBL and be able to produce written presentation of results
 
Målbeskrivelse
Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address"
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Unknown at present
 
Kursusansvarlig
Sven Bode Andersen, sba@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Plante- og Jordvidenskab, Tlf: 35333444
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger20
teoretiske øvelser20
praktiske øvelser65
eksamen4
forberedelse97

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