Genetische Ressourcen von Nutzpflanzen

English title:

Genetic resources of crop plants

Course ID:

940111

ECTS credits:

2,0

Title in native language:
Genetische Ressourcen von Nutzpflanzen

Term Semester:

Spring/Summer

Instruction language(s):

German

Course content:

Molecular insights into human evolution and diversity. Role of plant domestication and breeding in human history (and future). Challenges (food security, renewables, alternative energy). Genetic variability, selection and adaptation, reproductive barriers, hybridization. Techniques of molecular biology to study genetic variability. Plant genome research.

Evolution of important crop plants. Examples ..

Cereal grains (wheat, barley, rice, maize).
Starch and sugar plants (potato, sugar beet, sugarcane, tropical starch plants).
Protein plants (soybean).
Oil and fibre plants.

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Expected previous knowledge:

Knowledge of botany, biology and genetics.<br>.

Learning outcomes:

Overview about the origin of crop plants (domestication, wild relatives) and the utilisation of genetic resources in plant breeding with modern molecular marker techniques
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Details URL:

https://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowLVDetail?pStpSpNr=291737

Scheduled dates:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/te_ortzeit.liste?corg=15792&clvnr=291737

Curriculum URL:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowStellungInStp?pStpSpNr=291737