GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT CROPS AND SUSTAINABLE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Academic Year 2018/2019 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Gaetano Distefano
Credit Value: 6
Taught classes: 28 hours
Exercise: 28 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Credit Value: 6
Taught classes: 28 hours
Exercise: 28 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
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.
- From the classic to modern genetic improvement
- In vitro culture and genetic improvement of fruit tree species
- Fruitcrop germplasm conservation
- Somaclonal variation and in vitro selection
- Protoplasts and somatic hybridization
- Genetic engineering: uses and perspectives for transgenesis, cisgenesis and genome editing
- Molecular markers for fingerprinting, phylogenetic studies, MAS
- Bioinformatics for gene identification
- Main genetic improvement goals for the most important fruit crop
- Nursery industry and certification programme
Textbook Information
Barcaccia G., Falcinelli M. “Genetica e genomica” vol II and III Liguori editore
Galbiati et al., 'Biotecnologie sostenibili' Edagricole Editore
Review of specific interest