Public University of Navarre



Castellano | Euskara | Academic year: 2016/2017 | Previous academic years:  2015/2016 
Bachelor's degree in Agricultural, Food and Rural Environment Engineering at the Universidad Pública de Navarra
Course code: 501511 Subject title: GENETIC PLANT IMPROVEMENT
Credits: 6 Type of subject: Optative Year: 3 Period: 1º S
Department: Agrarian Production
Lecturers:
RAMIREZ NASTO, CARMEN LUCIA (Resp)   [Mentoring ]

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Module/Subject matter

Hort-and fruit plants production, gardening and landscape technologies.

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Contents

Mechanisms of heredity. Behavior of genes in populations.  Selection of plant material and breeding methods (In this course the basic knowledge dealing with plant genetics and breeding will be applied to analyze the behaviour of isolated genes, genes in populations and quantitative genes. Subsequently selection methods to breed self-pollinated and cross-pollinated plants as well as methods related to production management and conservation of plant genetic resources will be studied).

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Descriptors

Mechanisms of heredity. Behavior of genes in populations.  Selection of plant material and breeding methods.

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Specific proficiencies

  • CE26. Ability to recognize, understand and use the principles of genetics and plant breeding.
  • CE28. Ability to recognize, understand, and utilize the principles of agricultural and landscape Engineering, environmental legislation and management, sustainable development principles, market and professional strategies, assessment of environmental assets, hydrology, erosion, plant material production, use, and maintenance, ecosystems and biodiversity, physical environment and climate change. Analysis, management, and land use planning. Landscaping principles. Specific design and graphic expression tools, practical development of environmental impact studies, environmental and landscaping restoration projects. Projects and maintenance plans for green spaces. Development projects. Tools for spatial and landscape planning. Projects and works management and planning.

 

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Learning outcomes

R1- Know and identify the bases of the inheritance and its application to obtain new plant varieties.

R2- Identify and analyze plant material of different sources. The Law basis for the registration and conservation of commercial varieties. Genebanks.

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Methodology

Methodology -Activity                        
Attending classes (hs)    
Non-attending classes (hs)
A-1 Lectures /interactive classes                   
25
 40
A-2 Practice classes                                       
25
10
A-3 Debates, tutoring group, round table discussion                             
 4
 5
A-4 Work preparation                                     
 1
 25
A-5 Reading material
 
 
A-6 Personal  study
 
 
A-7 Exams and tests                                       
5
 
A-8 Personal tutorials                                                                                  
 
 10
 
 
 
Total
60
90

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Languages

English

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Evaluation

 

 

Resultado de aprendizaje Sistema de evaluación Peso (%) Carácter recuperable
 R1, R2  LECTURES ASSISTANCE        5           NO
 R1, R2  WRITEEN TEST       70          YES
R1, R2  PERSONAL WORK       10           NO
R1, R2  GROUP WORK       15           NO

 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

 IT IS COMPULSORY TO PASS THROUGH THE WRITTEN TEST IN ORDER TO CONSIDER AS PART OF THE FINAL MARK THE PERSONAL AND THE GROUP WORK MARKS. 

 

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Agenda

Part I. Genetics and Plant Breeding

 

TOPIC I. Mechanisms that ensure the preservation and transmission of genetic information. Mitosis, meiosis, reproduction and propagation mechanisms.

TOPIC II. Laws that control the transmission of inherited traits (as well as their and exceptions). Incompatibility and  male sterility. Techniques which enable breeding improvement. Polyploidy, haploid.

TOPIC III. Behaviour of genes in populations. Disturbances causing imbalance in populations. Concepts, laws. Reasons for consanguinity and heterosis.

TOPIC IV. Inheritance of quantitative traits. Heritability. Response to selection.

TOPIC V. Methods of selection and breeding. Breeding  of self and cross-pollinated  plants. Breeding for resistance. .

TOPIC VI.  Production of plant. Vegetative propagation.

TOPIC VII. Methods and techniques for varietal conservation. Reasons for varietal depletion. Certification and seed production. Plant nursery. Variety registration (requirements necessary to include a new variety in a register) and protection. Rights and property of a variety. Protection varieties UE laws.

 

Part II. Plant Genetic Resources

TOPIC VIII. Plant Genetic Resources. Concept. Genetic basis of conservation. Conservation, use and management of plant genetic resources.  "in situ" and "ex situ" Conservation Related laws.  Genetic diversity. Genetic erosion.

TOPIC IX. Seed banks. Conservation and seed collection. Varietal idedntification: morphometric, iosenzimáticas and molecular techniques. Data analysis.

 

WORKSHOPS

 

Laboratory Practices

 1. Mitosis, meiosis chromosome and control.

2. Simple and complex Mendelism. Goodness test  fit

3. Quantitative Traits. Analysis of the quantitative trait: growth rate in the basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom).

 

Practice Problems

1 and 2. Mendel laws problems application. Change in Mendelian segregation, lethal phenotypes, linkage and recombination

3. Goodness Test fit

4. Population genetics.

5. Quantitative genetics

 

Elaboration of personal work.

Design a program to breed self or cross-pollinated  plants.

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Bibliography

Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.


FURTHER READING ON GENERAL GENETICS.

 

    Cubero, J.I. 2003. Introduction to Plant Breeding Genetics. 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press.

    Lacadena, J.R. 1988. General Genetics. Editorial AGESA.

    Lacadena, J.R. 1996. Cytogenetic. Ed. Complutense

    GRIFFITHS, A. J. F, GELBART, W. M., Miller, J. H. Lewontin, R. 2000. Mc Graw Hill.

    HARTL D.L. and Jones, EW 2005. Genetics: Analysis of genes and genomes. Sixth Edition. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.

    KLUG, W. S. CUMMINGS, M. R. 2001. Concepts of Genetics. 5th Edition. Prentice Hall.

    Mensua, Genetics JL: Problems and exercises solved. 2003.Pearson

    DOORS, M-.J. 1999. Genetics. Fundamentals and prospects. 2 (a) ed. Mc Graw Hill. Interamericana.

    Stansfield, W. D. 1992. Genetics. 440 theory and problems solved. Ed. Schaum-McGraw-Hill.

    SUSUKI, D., GRIFFITHS, AJF, MILLER, J., Lewontin, R. 1996. Genetica.Interamericana. Mc Graw Hill.

 

FURTHER READING ON QUANTITATIVE GENETICS.

 

    FALCONER, S.D. 2001 Introduction to quantitative genetics. Editorial Acribia.

    Kearsey, M.J. 1996. The genetical analysis of quantitative traits. Ed. Chapman-Hall.

 

FURTHER READING ON PLANT BREEDING.

 

    ALLARD, R. W. 1978. Principles of plant breeding. Ed. Omega.

    BRIGGS, F.N. and Knowles, P.F. 1967. Introduction to plant breeding. Ed: Reinhold Publ, NY corporation. Amsterdam, London.

    Cubero, J. I. 2003. Introduction to Plant Breeding Genetics. Editorial Mundi Prensa. 2nd edition.

    FEHR, W.R. 1987. Principles of cultivar development. Vol I. Ed Mc Graw Hill. Inc.

    HAYWARD, MD, Bosemark, NO, ROMAGOSA, I. 1993. Plant Breeding. Principle and prospects. Ed.Chapman and Hall.

    CHAIN. J.R. 1970. Plant genetics. Foundations of their application. Ed. AGESA. Madrid.

 

READING PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES

 

    CHIN HF, HANSON J. 1999. Seed storage. In: Loch DS, Ferguson JE. (Editors.). Forage Seed Production, Vol. 2. Tropical and subtropical species. CABI, Wallingford, UK. pp 303-305

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Location

Aulario

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