Introduction To Crop Biotechnology

1. Describe basic biotechnologies related to agricultural production.
2. Explain practical biotechnologies for solving agriculture and food production problems.
3. Evaluate the progress, risks, and future needs of agricultural biotechnologies.
4. Examine the ecological, sociological, and ethical issues associated with genetically-modified plants.
5. Apply plant tissue culture techniques for crop improvement.
6. Understand micro techniques for plant analysis.
7. Apply genetic engineering principles to plant modification.
8. Evaluate cell culture systems in metabolic engineering.

13 weeks, about 54 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Background to General Biotechnology

   • Unit 1: Introductory Remarks; Meaning of Crop Biotechnology · 3 hours

     Read Unit 1: Define biotechnology and its applications in crop improvement.. Understand the historical background and importance of biotechnology.. Identify different forms of biotechnology and their relevance to agriculture..

2. Week 2Module 1: Background to General Biotechnology

   • Unit 2: Agricultural Biotechnologies and Breeding - Global Perspectives and Trends · 3 hours

     Study Unit 2: Explore agricultural biotechnologies and breeding techniques.. Analyze global perspectives and trends in crop modification.. Compare traditional breeding with modern biotechnological approaches..

3. Week 3Module 1: Background to General Biotechnology

   • Unit 3: Improved Nutritional Content · 3 hours

     Review Unit 3: Understand the role of biotechnology in improving nutritional content of crops.. Examine genes and traits of interest for enhancing crop nutrition.. Discuss agronomic and quality traits in genetically modified crops..

4. Week 4Module 2: Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Crop Improvement

   • Unit 1: Protoplast Isolation and Regeneration · 3 hours

     Study Unit 1: Learn about protoplast isolation and regeneration techniques.. Understand the factors affecting yield and viability of protoplasts.. Explore protoplast culture and purification methods..

5. Week 5Module 2: Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Crop Improvement

   • Unit 2: Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture · 3 hours

     Read Unit 2: Introduction to plant tissue culture and its applications.. Understand regeneration pathways and choice of explant.. Discuss plant tissue culture techniques and their advantages..

6. Week 6Module 2: Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Crop Improvement

   • Unit 3: Introduction to Micropropagation in Biotechnology · 3 hours

     Study Unit 3: Learn about micropropagation in biotechnology.. Understand the stages and methods of micropropagation.. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of micropropagation..

7. Week 7Module 2: Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Crop Improvement

   • Unit 4: Doubled Haploid Production · 3 hours

     Review Unit 4: Understand doubled haploid production techniques.. Explore androgenesis and gynogenesis methods.. Discuss factors affecting haploid androgenesis and applications of haploid production..

8. Week 8Module 2: Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Crop Improvement

   • Unit 5: Lab Facilities and Operations · 3 hours

     Study Unit 5: Learn about lab facilities and operations for plant biotechnology.. Understand laboratory design and development for tissue culture.. Identify essential equipment and apparatus for media preparation and culture maintenance..

9. Week 9Module 2: Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Crop Improvement

   • Units 6-9: Tissue Culture Media, Adventitious Shoot Proliferation, Axillary Shoot Proliferation, Cryopreservation · 6 hours

     Study Units 6-9: Tissue Culture Media, Adventitious Shoot Proliferation, Axillary Shoot Proliferation, Cryopreservation.

10. Week 10Module 3: Micro Techniques

    • Units 1-3: Cytological and Various Staining Procedures for Ploidy Analysis, Microscopy, Electron Microscopy · 6 hours

      Study Units 1-3: Cytological and Various Staining Procedures for Ploidy Analysis, Microscopy, Electron Microscopy.

11. Week 11Module 3: Micro Techniques

    • Units 4-5: Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting, Plant Histological Techniques · 6 hours

      Study Units 4-5: Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting, Plant Histological Techniques.

12. Week 12Module 4: Introduction to Plant Genetic Engineering

    • Units 1-5: Genetic Material of Plant Cells, Mode of Gene Delivery in Plant, Selection and Screening of Transformations, Gene Silencing, Applications of Genetic Engineering · 6 hours

      Study Units 1-5: Genetic Material of Plant Cells, Mode of Gene Delivery in Plant, Selection and Screening of Transformations, Gene Silencing, Applications of Genetic Engineering.

13. Week 13Module 5: Application of Cell Culture Systems in Metabolic Engineering

    • Units 1-8: Hairy Root Cultures, Screening of High Yielding Cell Lines and Extraction of High Value Industrial Products, Fractionation and Bioassays of Plant Extract, Growth and Production Kinetics of Cell Cultures in Shake Flasks, Bioreactors for Plant Engineering, Manipulation in Production Profile by Abiotic and Biotic Elicitation, Biotransformation, Advantages of Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture as Source of Secondary Metabolites · 6 hours

      Study Units 1-8: Hairy Root Cultures, Screening of High Yielding Cell Lines and Extraction of High Value Industrial Products, Fractionation and Bioassays of Plant Extract, Growth and Production Kinetics of Cell Cultures in Shake Flasks, Bioreactors for Plant Engineering, Manipulation in Production Profile by Abiotic and Biotic Elicitation, Biotransformation, Advantages of Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture as Source of Secondary Metabolites.