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| Course title | Genetics and Horticultural Plant Breeding |
| Course code | LauZ3023 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 1.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 40.5 |
| Independent study hours | 40 |
| Date of course confirmation | 08/12/2019 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Soil and Plant Science |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. agr., asoc. prof. Kaspars Kampuss Dr. agr., Mintauts Āboliņš |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Replaced course | |
| LauZK003 [GLAUK003] Genetics and Horticultural Plant Breeding |
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| Course abstract | |
| In the course work, students summarize the knowledge acquired during the study process and learn how to apply it in practice. Students strengthen their knowledge of heredity and variability of plants, and the process of breeding new cultivars. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| 1.Summarized knowledge of the basics of horticultural plant breeding - genetics, breeding process, peculiarities of self-pollination and cross-pollination, methods of breeding and selection - literature review part of the course work.
2.Skills to develop a breeding plan for horticultural plants, to evaluate the use of different breeding methods in obtaining high quality cultivars - experimental part of the course work. 3.Competences to study and review information independently, to prepare presentations, as well as to justify own decisions and to justify opinions - defense of course work. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| Sample for the Course work plan:
Introduction (importance of the crop, production, problems, breeding possibilities, aim and tasks of the work). 1.Literature review • Botanical systematics and origin of the crop selected for breeding. • Development of a basic breeding directions and cultivar models - showing, for example, plant size, flower or fruit color, yield and resistance to environmental factors etc. • Research of cultivation and breeding history of a given plant, contemporary achievements in breeding. • Characteristics of the breeding genepool (species, varieties, rootstocks). • Description of possible breeding methods for the selected crop (hybridization, mutagenesis, polyploidy, etc.). 2.Experimental part • Selection of parent pairs and detailed hybridization methodology; desirable images of flower arrangement, crossing and pollination. • Hybridization plan (in the form of a table), give pair (simple), complex hybridization and becross. Show in the table: Valuable and undesirable properties of the Mother plant, characteristics desirable to transmit; The valuable and undesirable qualities of the Father's plant, characteristics desirable to transmit; Aim of the hybridization - Expected valuable characteristics. In the table show the selected type of hybridization and record the distribution of genetic material by parent,% • Evaluation of breeding material. • Breeding of new hybrids and cultivars, cultivar tests, DUS and VCU tests, cultivar registration. Conclusions. You should write specifically about your experiment Literature: at least 10 sources of literature, mainly scientific reviews, monographs and articles from scientific conferences. For the defense of the course work, presentation should be prepared for 7-8 minutes. Examples of course work topics: 1.Breeding of scab resistant apple cultivars in Latvia. 2.Breeding of sweet cherries suitable for Latvian climate. 3.Winter pear breeding. 4.Domestic plum breeding. 5.Breeding of diploid plum cultivars. 6.Breeding of apricot varieties suitable for Latvian climate. 7.Peach breeding. 8.Grape breeding. 9.Berry crop (red currant, black currant, raspberry, blackberry) breeding. 10.Breeding of different vegetables. 11.Flower and ornamental plant breeding. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Developed, submitted and defended course work. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| The course work is developed independently in consultation with the lecturer. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| The course work is submitted in written form and defended in the form of a discussion. Prepare for defense 7-8 min. presentation. The student should be able to answer questions, discuss the topic and justify his / her opinion. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Misiņa M., Loža V. Ģenētika ar selekcijas pamatiem. Rīga, 1991. 397 lpp.
2. Raipulis J. Ģenētikas pamati. Rīga: RaKa, 2002. 250 lpp. 3. Āboliņš M. Ģenētikas praktikums. Jelgava: LLU. 1997. 225 lpp. 4. Fruit Breeding. Vol. I: Tree and Tropical Fruit. Ed. by J. Janic and J. Moore. New York etc. : John Wiley and Sons, 1996. 616 p. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Brown J., Caligari P. An Introduction to Plant Breeding. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 2009. 209 p
2.Plant Breeding. J.Brown., P.Caligari, H.Campos. Wiley Blackwell, 2014. 278 p. 3.Fruit Breeding. Vol. I: Tree and Tropical Fruit. Ed. by J. Janic and J. Moore. New York etc.: John Wiley and Sons, 1996. 616 p. 4.Plant Biotechnology and Genetics. C. Neal Stewart Jr., Wiley. 2008. Pieejams LLU FB abonētajā datubāzē eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=233078&site=ehost-live&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_C1 5.Biotechnology. Applying the Genetic Revolution. David P. Clark, Nanette J. Pazdernik. Elsevier, 2009. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. Acta Horticulturae ISSN 0567-7572.
2. Plant Breeding. Published by John Wiley and Sons. ISSN (printed): 0179-9541. ISSN (electronic): 1439-0523. 2. Euphytica Published by Springer. ISSN (printed): 0014-2336. ISSN (electronic): 1573-5060. Pieejams LLU FB abonētajā datubāze SpringerLink http://www.springerlink.com/content/0014-2336/ |
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| Notes | |
| Course work in study program Professional Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences, qualification Agronomist with specialization in Horticulture. | |