Genome Analysis and its Innovations in Sustainable Crop Production

Fakult?t

Fakult?t Agrarwissenschaften und Landschaftsarchitektur (AuL)

Version

Version 1 vom 31.08.2025.

Modulkennung

44M0523

Niveaustufe

Master

Unterrichtssprache

Englisch

ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung

5.0

H?ufigkeit des Angebots des Moduls

nur Sommersemester

Dauer des Moduls

1 Semester

 

 

Kurzbeschreibung

Plant breeding is a historical discipline, which laid the foundations of modern agriculture. In the last decades, we have experienced a revolution in genome analyses methods that enable the dissection and quantification of the breeding traits at single gene up to the genome levels. These advances have changed the paradigm of breeding science and offered sophisticated methods to improve traits and selection at molecular level for the development of sustainable crop varieties. The primary aim of this module is to employ the innovations of genome analyses techniques in applied plant breeding for sustainable crop production.

Lehr-Lerninhalte

  • Genome; the centre of heredity
    • Genetic vs epigenetic trait variations
    • Genome structure and organization in plants
  • Genome analysis techniques
    • DNA cloning and PCR
    • DNA-marker
    • High-through-put genotyping
    • Next generation sequencing
  • Genome analyses in applied plant breeding
    • Genetic linkage analysis
    • Gene-by-trait association (QTL and GWAS) analyses
    • Marker (gene) assisted selection/ precision breeding
    • Positional mapping and isolation of genes
  • Genomic innovations in sustainable crop production
    • Creation and utilization of biodiversity
    • Disease resistance
    • Drought and heat stress tolerance
    • Bio-fortification, yield and quality
  • Genome-editing: a newer tool for sustainability
    • CRISPR/Cas system
    • Potential applications in sustainable crop production

Gesamtarbeitsaufwand

Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Modul umfasst insgesamt 150 Stunden (siehe auch "ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung").

Lehr- und Lernformen
Dozentengebundenes Lernen
Std. WorkloadLehrtypMediale UmsetzungKonkretisierung
30VorlesungPr?senz-
30?bungPr?senz-
Dozentenungebundenes Lernen
Std. WorkloadLehrtypMediale UmsetzungKonkretisierung
30Veranstaltungsvor- und -nachbereitung-
40Prüfungsvorbereitung-
20Literaturstudium-
Benotete Prüfungsleistung
  • Portfolio-Prüfungsleistung oder
  • mündliche Prüfung oder
  • Klausur
Unbenotete Prüfungsleistung
  • regelm??ige Teilnahme
Bemerkung zur Prüfungsart

Standard graded examination: Portfolio with written exam, 2 hours (max. 80 points) + presentation (max. 20 points)

An alternative examination may be selected by the examiner and announced at the beginning of the course.

Regular participation in the practical course (min. 80% of total hours) is required but ungraded.

Prüfungsdauer und Prüfungsumfang

Written exam - 2 hours

Presentation - approx. 20 minutes

Regular participation - minimum 80% of total hours

Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse

Basic knowledge of the subjects of genomics and crop production are helpful but not required.

Wissensverbreiterung

Students understand the relationship between genome analysis and sustainable crop production and can identify important genome analysis techniques and their uses in applied plant breeding. They can describe measures for genomic innovations that lead to an increase in specific facets of sustainability in crop production.

Wissensvertiefung

Students can argue, according to the specific situation, which genomic measures are suitable for achieving specific sustainable crop production goals.

Wissensverst?ndnis

Students can formulate problem and hypotheses in applied plant breeding for sustainable crop production. They can employ innovative genome analyses techniques to test and evaluate their hypotheses.

Nutzung und Transfer

Students develop an understanding of how innovative genome analyses techniques can promote sustainable crop production and reflect on experimental findings.

Wissenschaftliche Innovation

Students are able to identify and formulate a research question; they identify suitable genome analysis methods and generate data to evaluate the question; they plan and structure an experiment; they are able to collect and evaluate relevant data.

Kommunikation und Kooperation

Students can present innovative concepts for genome analyses techniques in applied plant breeding for sustainable crop production on a scientific basis and discuss them with experts.

Wissenschaftliches Selbstverst?ndnis / Professionalit?t

Students evaluate and deliberate deduced recommendations genome analyses techniques in applied plant breeding for sustainable crop production.

Literatur

as assigned during the semester

Verwendbarkeit nach Studieng?ngen

  • Land Use Transformation
    • Land Use Transformation M.Sc. (01.03.2026)

  • Angewandte Nutztierwissenschaften
    • Angewandte Nutztierwissenschaften M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

  • Angewandte Pflanzenwissenschaften
    • Angewandte Pflanzenwissenschaften M.Sc. (01.09.2025)

    Modulpromotor*in
    • Naz, Ali Ahmad
    Lehrende
    • Naz, Ali Ahmad