GENETIC IMPROVEMENT AND NURSERY INDUSTRY IN FRUITCULTURE

Academic Year 2017/2018 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Gaetano Distefano
Credit Value: 6
Taught classes: 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.


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

Textbook Information

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

Review of specific interest