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Agricultural Biotechnology

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Course abstract

Students obtain knowledge about classic and modern biotechnology. The possibilities of application and the essence of biotechnology methods of plants, animals and microorganisms. The problem of protein. The ability and changeability of synthesis of microorganisms. The decisive factors of preservation of plants’ production. Transformation of the products photosynthesis. The biotechnological obtaining of ethanol, amino acids, vitamins and other compounds. the obtaining of biogas. The cultivation of mushrooms. The biotechnology method in preserving environment. The clearing of sewage. Composts.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students obtain deep knowledge about modern and classic biotechnology, their methods and field of application.
Students can assess necessary scientific literature, evaluate applicity of information and realise simplest biotechnological methods.
Students are competent to evaluate positive and negative aspects of different biotechnology methods, are competent to organize and manage experiments in biotechnology and interpretate results.

Compulsory reading

1. Microbial biotechnology: principles and applications. 2nd ed. World Scientific Publishing Company, 2006. 814 p.
2. Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications, by M. Moo-Young , Springer, 2006. 786 p.
3. Plant Biotechnology. Laboratory Manual for Plant Biotechnology, Oxford & IBH Publishing, 2003. 35 p.
4. Agricultural biotechnology. edited by Arie Altman. New York etc. : Marcel Dekker, 1998. 770 p.

Further reading

1. Jayabalan N. Plant Biotechnology. APH Publishing Corporation. 2006. 370 p.
2. Biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria: novel applications, Ed. by F. Mozzi, R. R. Raya, G. M. Vignolo. Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. 393 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Ilustrētā Zinātne. Rīga: Mediju grupa TOPS. ISSN 1691-256X.