Base Knowledge
Biology
Teaching Methodologies
The teaching and learning process is based on the following teaching methodologies in order to achieve the objectives of the curricular unit:
a. Teaching of theoretical classes;
b Teaching of practical classes in the laboratory;
c) In the execution of practical work in the field (harvest of plant material), laboratory (cell culture) and nursery (acclimatization of seedlings obtained by in vitro propagation);
d) In the bibliographic research and analysis of articles and reports on the contents of the CU.
For a better consolidation of the concepts and methods used in the classes (in the laboratory or in the nursery), the students are followed weekly in tutorial orientation classes.
Students are required to attend classes. The minimum attendance value is 75% of the number of classes.
Learning Results
The learning objective of this course unit is to promote, to the student who successfully completes it, the following competences identified below.
1. The student knows the techniques applied in plant cell cultures and their applications in breeding and conservation of genetic resources.
2. The student identifies methods for medium- and long-term conservation. The student knows the techniques applied in plant cell cultures and their applications in increasing genetic variability and in conservation and evaluation of plant germplasm.
Program
The syllabus contents to achieve the two learning objectives described are divided into two learning modules:
Module 1: Plant cell culture and its applications in plant breeding.
Module 2: Plant cell culture and its applications in the conservation of genetic resources.
Grading Methods
- - Módulo 2 ponderação de 35 %. 1) testes (85%); 2) avaliação trabalhos práticos (15%). - 35.0%
- - O Módulo 1 ponderação de 65 %. Módulo 1: 1) testes (75%); 2) trabalhos práticos (10%); 3) apresentação artigo (15%). - 65.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
CANHOTO, J.M. – Biotecnologia vegetal, da clonagem de plantas à transformação genética. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. 2010. ISBN 978-989-26-0065-9.
PUROHIT, S.D.-. Introduction to plant cell tissue and organ culture. PHI Learning Private Limited. Delhi, 2012, ISBN 978-81-203-4677-2.
ENGELMANN, F. – Use of biotechnologies for the conservation of plant biodiversity. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant. DOI 10.1007/s11627-010-9327-2. Vol: 47, 2010, 5-16.
GEORGE, E.F., DE KLERK, G.J. The components of plant tissue culture media I: macro and micro-nutrients. In Plant propagation by tissue culture, 3rd ed. (eds. George, E.F., Hall, M.A. & De Klerk, G.J.), Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 978-1-4020-5004-6, 2008, pp. 65-114.