Advanced Plant Breeding I
| Title | ΒΕΛΤΙΩΣΗ ΦΥΤΩΝ Ι / Advanced Plant Breeding I |
| Code | ΒΑΖΝ705 |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420000562 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600068349
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600068349
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΒΑΖΝ701 Biometry
- ΒΑΖΝ702 Cytogenetics and Plant Evolution
- ΒΑΖΝ708 Applied Plant Psysiology
- ΕΟΝ701 Tissue Culture
- 011Υ PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
- 012Υ STATISTICS
- 024Ε GENETICS
- 116Υ PLANT BREEDING
- 119Υ AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
- 126Ε SEED PRODUCTION
- 613Υ AGRICULTURAL GENETICS
- 637Υ AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTATION
- 643Υ VEGETABLE CROPS I
- 658Ε GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING (PRACTICALS)
Learning Outcomes
Students is expected to deeply understand the methodology used in plant breeding and to be able to apply them in breeding any cultivated species.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
The role and history of plant breeding in Agriculture. Development and exloitation of genetic variability.
Genotype x Environment interaction. (GGE Biplot Analysis). Intra and Inter Competiveness. Field Experimental Designs. Estimation of Genetic parameters. Genetic relationships, Inbreeding & Heterosis.
Adaptability and plasticity in plant species.
Principles & Methods in Plant Breeding
Parent selection and population formation by hybridization. Methods of population breeding. Genetic male sterility for population improvement and hybrid development. Type of cultivars (pure lines, hybrids, half sib , ful sib, mixtures, populations, synthetic varieties). Selection schemes on plot or self plant basis.
Mass selection, Pedigree slc. Pure line slc., Recurrent selection, Ear to row, Bulk selection. Backcross method.
Mutation Breeding. Explopitation of haploids and aneuploids in Plant Breeding.
Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic conditions. Organic Breeding.
Design of plant Breeding programm and cultivar's releazion. Legislation and Breeder rights.
Institutional framework and International Organizations for pattenting, consolidation and protection of plant cultivars.
Keywords
Genetic variability, heredity, qualitative traits, quantitative traits, selection methods, evaluation, environmental effects in selection, evaluation seed production.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 120 | ||||
| Laboratory Work | 20 | ||||
| Fieldwork | 24 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 15 | ||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 12 | ||||
| Project | 26 | ||||
| Written assigments | 15 | ||||
| Exams | 8 | ||||
| Total | 240 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΒΕΛΤΙΩΣΗ ΦΥΤΩΝ Ρουπακιάς Δ. Εκδόσεις UNIVERSITY PRESS 2010
PRINCIPLES OF CROP IMPROVEMENT Simmonds N.W. Eds LONGMAN, London 1980
QUANTITATIVE GENETICS & GENOMICS IN PLANT BREEDING Kang M. CABI Publ. 2002
Additional bibliography for study
Αρθρα & σημειώσεις
ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΕΣ ΑΣΚΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗ ΒΕΛΤΙΩΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΦΥΤΩΝ Ι. Ξυνιάς Εκδόσεις Εμβρυο 2008
Last Update
12-11-2015
