| Responsible Department | Department of Agriculture and Ecology
66 % Forest & Landscape 34 % | ||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 3 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: Four hours written exam covering course topics Weight: 100 % 7-point scale, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | 75 % accepted case reports | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Mixture of lectures, laboratory and greenhouse/field/computer exercises and PBL cases | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 3 Week Structure: C | ||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 240066 Genetics and at least two years of study experience. | ||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||
| 1) Genetic resources, mating systems, incompatibility, male sterility (ex using computer or in greenhouse) 2) Mutations, polyploidy, haploids and in vitro cultures (ex with in vitro cultures) 3) Molecular markers, population genetics and marker assisted selection (ex e.g. SSRs for population genetics and selection) 4) Quantitative traits, genetic variances, heritability, selection, QTL, genetics of disease resistance (ex Measurements on plant populations, field trials and calculations, Case: map QTLs with mapping software 5) Cultivars of inbreeders, Lines and hybrids (ex 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 (ex 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| 40 % lectures and discussion classes, 60% practical exercises and supervised PBL cases. Students are expected to work in dynamic groups for exercises and PBL and to be able to produce written presentation of results. Excursion to breeding companies included. | |||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||
| The major goal of the course is to provide basic knowledge about technology and theory from genetics, physiology and genomics used to improve cultivated plants and to enable discussion of genetic diversity and its importance for sustainable plant production in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. After completing the course the students should be able to: Knowledge - Describe basic genetics, in vitro culture and propagation systems for plant improvement - Describe systems for mutation, haploidy and polyploidy manipulation and major incompatibility and sterility systems for plant breeding - Describe main principles of molecular breeding techniques - Describe principles of quantitative genetics, heritability and selection theory Skills - Combine basic knowledge with information of mating control systems, selection systems and propagation methods to obtain improved cultivars of inbreeders, outbreeders and vegetatively propagated plant species. - Use basic principles of cultivar protection, legislation and patenting in plant improvement programs with traditional and molecular techniques. Competences - Use basic knowledge in collaboration with co-students to perform simple breeding related projects and reports - Evaluate potential of new genetic resources for improved crop production systems - Evaluate alternative breeding approaches to improve different crop species and introduce new genetic diversity | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Sven Bode Andersen, sba@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Plant and Soil Science, Phone: 353-33444 | |||||||||||||||
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