Plant Biotechnology (SBL.00323; 3 ECTS; lecture). In this course, the
basic methods and related problems of plant transformation are
refreshed. This will be followed by an introduction to new methods and
technologies of genetic manipulation, genome engineering and breeding.
Finally, we will look at selected examples of plant biotechnology in
commercial applications and basic research. Parts of the course will be
delivered as reverse class teaching, i.e. active participation in the
form of reading original research papers and oral presentation of
selected topics to fellow students is required.
This course is offered
biennially, and alternates with Plant development: the life of a sessile
organism and Symbiosis: how plants and microbes communicate.
- Teacher: Stefanie Ranf-Zipproth