790111 Plant biotechnology (in Eng.)

Art
Vorlesung
Semesterstunden
2
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Buyel, Johannes , Maghuly, Fatemeh , Marzban, Gorji
Organisation
Biotechnologie und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
Angeboten im Semester
Wintersemester 2024/25
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch
Lehrinhalt

Historical Foundations of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology
Importance of Culture Conditions and Media Compositions
Endogenous and Exogenous Control of Morphogenesis
Regeneration Patterns from Different Explants
Gene Transfer in Crop Plants
Agricultural and Biotechnological Applications
Food/Crop security
Food Safety
Ethical aspects in Biotechnology
Plant proteins and proteomics
Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

Botanik, Pflanzenphysiologie
Lehrziel

The students are familiar with the fundamentals of plant biotechnology:
- they know the key factors of plant tissue culture
- they understand the processes involved in regeneration and differentiation
- they are familiar with the most common methods of gene transfer in crop plants
- they recognize the importance of biotechnological breeding methods
- they learn the key concepts of food and crop security and what threatens them.
- they learn how plant biotechnology has developed and its role in modern agriculture.
- they discuss the pros and cons of genetic engineering in food production.
- they learn the basics of food safety and how risk is assessed in GM crops.
- they learn how proteomics is used to study plant proteins and allergens.
- they discuss ethical concerns related to GMOs and biotechnology.
- they learn from real examples like Golden Rice and Flavr Savr tomato.
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