GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT CROPS AND SUSTAINABLE BIOTECHNOLOGIES

Academic Year 2019/2020 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Gaetano Distefano
Credit Value: 6
Course Language: Italian
Taught classes: 28 hours
Exercise: 28 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

Provide knowledgment and specialized application of some modern biotechnology in fruitculture with specific reference to plant propagation, certification and genetic improvement.


Course Structure

Oral lecture and lab training


Detailed Course Content

Provide knowledgment and specialized application of some modern biotechnology in fruitculture with specific reference to plant propagation, certification and genetic improvement.

  1. Reproductive biology of Fruit tree crop
  2. Specific aspects of Fruit tree crop biology
  3. From the classic to modern genetic improvement
  4. In vitro culture and genetic improvement of fruit tree species
  5. Fruitcrop germplasm conservation
  6. Somaclonal variation and in vitro selection
  7. Protoplasts and somatic hybridization
  8. Genetic engineering: uses and perspectives for transgenesis, cisgenesis and genome editing
  9. Molecular markers for fingerprinting, phylogenetic studies, MAS
  10. Bioinformatics for gene identification
  11. Main genetic improvement goals for the most important fruit crop

Textbook Information

1) Sansavini et al 'Arboricoltura generale' Pàtron Editore

2) Barcaccia G., Falcinelli M. “Genetica e genomica” vol II e III. Liguori editore

3) Galbiati et al., 'Biotecnologie sostenibili' Edagricole Editore