PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY - II

Enrollment year

2015/2016

Academic year

2016/2017

Regulations

DM270

Academic discipline

BIO/04 (PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)

Department

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"

Course

Curriculum

PERCORSO COMUNE

Year of study

2°

Period

1st semester (01/10/2016 - 14/01/2017)

ECTS

Lesson hours

24 lesson hours

Language

ENGLISH

Activity type

ORAL TEST

Teacher

BALESTRAZZI ALMA (titolare) - 1.5 ECTS
BARCELÓ CALDEIRA PINTO PAIVA JORGE ALMIRO - 1.5 ECTS

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes

Course contents

Module 2. The genetic manipulation of plants: case studies. Controlling plant response to the environment: insects, nematodes and other pests. Biotechnological approaches to disease resistance: cry proteins and Bt crops; nematode-resistant crops; cowpea trypsin inhibitor; novel insecticidal protection. Plant viral diseases: RNA silencing-based applications for developing resistant plants. The genetic manipulation of stress tolerance: water-deficit stress, oxidative stress. Plants as factories: metabolic engineering of carbohydrates and lipids, bioplastics, edible vaccines, medically related proteins, volatiles, and aroma compounds. OGM traceability in food and environment.

Teaching methods

Reccomended or required readings

No text books are suggested but specialized review articles on international scientific journals

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Further information

Oral exam

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