Plant Biotechnology

Theoretical-practical classes and elaboration of report related to topics chosen by the students.
For a better consolidation of concepts, students are followed weekly in tutorial tutorials.
Students are required to attend classes. The minimum attendance value for each type of class is 75% of the number of classes taught.

The objective of this UC is to promote, in the student who completes it successfully, the following competencies identified below.
As a result of the learning process, the student:
1. Know the techniques applied in Plant Biotechnology and its applications in the breeding and conservation of genetic resources.
2. Learn how to modify plants to produce biologically active proteins and metabolites.

In order to achieve the objectives of UC and the conferral of competences for students, the process of teaching learning is based on the following programmatic contents:
1. (1) review of basic contexts of plant biotechnology and vegetative propagation; (2) the preservation of plant cells, tissues and organs; (3) the use of molecular markers as tools in biotechnology; (4) factors that affect genetic stability.
2. (1) resistance to pests and diseases; (2) tolerance to abiotic stress; (3) modification of plant architecture; (4) controlling the expression of genes in transgenic plants; (5) production of recombinant proteins; (6) transgenic plants in biosecurity; (7) NBT.
3. Execution of practical work in the laboratory and in the field
4. do bibliographic research and analysis of articles and reports on the contents of the CU.
5 Preparation of reports and presentations related to the aspects dealt with in this UC

• - Apresentação de um trabalho - 30.0%
• - Teste escrito - 70.0%

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