Learning objectives (content of the course) :

• In vitro methods of plant propagation
• Plant genetics
• Molecular genetic tools in plants
• Characterization of mutants, genes and genetic networks
• Production of transgenic crops
• Molecular biology of plant pathology
• Molecular biology of nitrogen fixation
• Biotechnology of algae
• Engineering of salt, heat, cold, drought and UV light stress tolerance in plants
• Engineering of plants for human nutrition and health
• Risk assessment of transgenic crops

Objectives in terms of acquired skills :
(ie roughly what the student should be able to understand and apply in practical situations at the end of th course)

• To be familiar with biotechnology of plants and algae, sociological and regulatory aspects of transgenic crops, and plant molecular genetics.
• To understand the current knowledge of plant pathology, nitrogen fixation and crop improvement.

References, books, course support :

• Copies of screen presentation, transcripts of lectures
• Selected articles from the scientific literature