Bi8670 Plant Biotechnology Principle

Faculty of Science
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Cempírková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Peter Váczi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Cempírková, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Cempírková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 9:00–10:50 C13/332
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is follow-up of the course in Bi6120 Plant explants, in which students are familiar with various methods in vitro cultivation. Expands knowledge towards applications of biotechnology   these methods for obtaining natural products available for pharmaceutical use ("Pharming"), food and cosmetic purposes, the preparation of edible vaccines, remediation. Part of the course will focus on GMOs higher plants with resistance to pests, diseases or adverse external influences. Lectures give the overview of methods used in preparation of transgene plants including the most recent methods (e.g. synthetic promotors, CRISPR).
Learning outcomes
After this course, students will be able:
- describe main methods used in plant genetic modifications
- summarize the possibilities of biotechnologically obtained plants (agriculture, "pharming", food and cosmetic industry, edible vaccines, remediation etc.)
- describe new methods of genome editing (e.g. synthetic promotor preparation, CRISPR)
- analyze profits and risks of modern plant biotechnologies
Syllabus
  • 1. Definitions, historical overview, interdiscipline approach.
  • 2. Plant genome. Plant tissue cultures and their use in plant biotechnology.
  • 3. Plant transforamtion techniques I. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
  • 4. Plant transforamtion techniques II. Balistic method, electroporation and other.
  • 5. New breeding techniques, genome editing, TALENs, CRISPR.
  • 6. Pest resistance (Bt – crops).
  • 7. Herbicide tolerant crops
  • 8. Plant diseases and virus resistance.
  • 9. Increasing of stress tolerance, Increasing of crops yield and quality
  • 10. Molecular „pharming“.
  • 11. Bioremediation.
  • 12. Benefits and risks of GMO, legislation.
Literature
  • Applied plant cell biology : cellular tools and approaches for plant biotechnology. Edited by Peter Nick - Zdeněk Opatrný. Berlin: Springer, 2014, xiv, 481. ISBN 9783642417863. info
  • Plant biotechnology and geneticsprinciples, techniques, and applications. Edited by C. Neal Stewart. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008, xxiv, 374. ISBN 0470043814. info
  • Plant biotechnology. Edited by R. C. Mishra. Jaipur, India: ABD Publishers, 2010, 300 p. ISBN 9788183760232. info
  • Medicinal plant biotechnology. Edited by Rajesh Arora. Cambridge, Mass.: CABI, 2010, xv, 357 p. ISBN 9781845936921. info
  • Plant biotechnology : current and future applications of genetically modified crops. Edited by Nigel G. Halford. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2006, xii, 303. ISBN 0470021810. info
  • KIRAKOSYAN, Ara and Peter B. KAUFMAN. Recent advances in plant biotechnology. Dordrecht: Springer, 2009, xiv, 409. ISBN 9781441901934. info
  • SLATER, Adrian, Nigel W. SCOTT and Mark R. FOWLER. Plant biotechnology : the genetic manipulation of plants. 1st publ. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, xxii, 346. ISBN 0199254680. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Předmět je vypisován v jarních semestrech sudých let.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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