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Syllabus 2016-17 - 76713009 - Biotechnology Applied to the Agricultural and Livestock Industries (Biotecnología agrícola y ganadera)

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DEGREE: Máster Univ. en Biotecnología y biomedicina
FACULTY: Centro de Estudios de Postgrado
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
COURSE: Biotechnology Applied to the Agricultural and Livestock Industries
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Biotechnology Applied to the Agricultural and Livestock Industries
CODE: 76713009 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 1
ECTS CREDITS: 3.0 YEAR: 1 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: CORDOVILLA PALOMARES, MARÍA DEL PILAR
DEPARTMENT: U102 - BIOLOGIA ANIMAL, BIOL.VEGETAL Y ECOLOGIA
FIELD OF STUDY: 412 - FISIOLOGÍA VEGETAL
OFFICE NO.: B3 - 144 E-MAIL: mpilar@ujaen.es P: 2786
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-3450
LANGUAGE: - LEVEL: 1
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

The theoretical part includes the following contents:

-Micropropagación

-Haploid culture

-Obtaining of somatic embryos

-Obtaining of pathogen free plants

-Protoplast culture

-Cell cultures

-Measure Resistance biotic and abiotic stress

-Production of artificial seeds

-The Role of biotechnology in maintaining genebanks

-Identification and differentiation of different plant varieties through genetic markers

-Use of biotechnology in livestock improvement and products

 

The practical part focuses on the following aspects:

-Obtaining haploid individuals

-Obtaining virus free plants

-Obtaining somatic embryos from callus

-Artificial seeds

-Plant Transformation

 

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

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Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

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6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Plant tissue culture [Recurso electrónico] : techniques and experiments. Edition: 3rd ed. Author: Smith, Roberta H. Publisher: London ; Waltham, MA : Academic Press, ©2013  (Library)
  • Agrobacterium: From Biology to Biotechnology [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Tzfira, Tzvi. Publisher: New York, NY : Springer-Verlag New York, 2008.  (Library)
  • Plant cell, tissue and organ culture: fundamental methods. Edition: -. Author: Gamborg O.L. and Montenegro M.. Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media  (Library)
  • In vitro embryogenesis in plants. Edition: -. Author: Thorpe T.A. (Ed.)  (Library)
  • Plant conservation genetics. Edition: -. Author: Henry R.J., Hernández D., Hernández D.G., Vázquez G.A., Ramírez J.G., Vargas E.V, Datwyler S.L.  (Library)
  • Biochemistry and molecular biology of plants. Edition: -. Author: Buchanan B.B. Gruissem W., Vickers K., Jones R.L. (eds.). Publisher: John Wiley and Sons  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Induction of somatic embryogenesis in woody plants . Edition: -. Author: Isah, T. .
    • Notes: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
     (Library)
  • Anther culture of Anthurium: a review . Edition: -. Author: Teixeira da Silva, J.A., Winarto, B., Dobránszki, J., Zeng, S. .
    • Notes: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
     (Library)
  • Synthetic seed production of medicinal plants: a review on influence of explants, encapsulation agent and matrix . Edition: -. Author: Gantait, S., Kundu, S., Ali, N., Sahu, N.C..
    • Notes: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
     (Library)
  • Plant and agricultural biotechnology achievements, prospects and perceptions. Edition: -. Author: Sasson A., Collart F., Nihoul P., Muñoz H., Borém A., Condiri M., Valdez M.