ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Plant Production and Engineering Projects
Areas: Plant Production
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
To learn about:
- Propagation of plants.
- Organization and management of nursery production.
- Quality control in the production of nursery plants. Varietal identity and varietal registration.
- Genetic resources in agriculture and their conservation.
- Preparation of the mother material.
- The selection of plant material of interest for agriculture.
- Research projects aimed at obtaining plant material from breeding using biotechnology.
1. Plant propagation: asexual or seedlings, clonal propagation (grafting, cuttings, layering and in vitro culture). Organization and management of nursery production.
1.1. Definitions: clone, variety, cultivar, ...
1.2. Classification of methods of plant propagation.
1.3. Propagation by seed. Types of Seeds. Treatments. Sow.
1.4. Clonal propagation: Grafting. Types. Periods of realization.
1.4. Clonal propagation: Cuttings. Types. Preparation of the mother plant to produce shoots for cuttings. Applying hormones. Realization. Acclimatization.
1.4. Clonal propagation: Layering. Types. Methods. Applying hormones. Banding. Reinforcement.
1.4. Clonal propagation: In vitro. Methods. Mother plants. Acclimatization. Reinforcement.
1.5. Organization and management of nursery production. Types of nurseries. Facilities. Mother plants. Species distribution. Production management.
2. Quality control in the production of nursery plants nursery categories. Nursery categories. Certification nursery. Passport. Varietal identity. Registration of varieties.
2.1. Legislation
2.2. Concepts
2.3. Organizations involved
3. Genetic resources in agriculture: conservation in situ and ex situ (Germplasm Banks).
3.1. Objectives of conservation of genetic resources. What genetic resources should be conserved? The diversity of genetic resources.
3.2. Conservation in situ and ex situ. Types of Germplasm Banks. National and international organizations. Examples.
4. Obtaining material: The plant material selection of agricultural interest: traditional selections. Controlled hybridization and mutation. Genetic transformation.
4.1. Getting the starting material. Head of the clone and material of reserve.
4.2. Mass selection and directed selection.
4.3. Controlled hybridization and mutation. Methodologies. The importance of these techniques in the development of new varieties. Some examples
4.4. Genetic transformation. Methodologies. Importance of this technique in agricultural production. Examples.
5. Research projects aimed at obtaining plant material from breeding using biotechnology:
5.1. Writing research projects. Main types of calls. Project structure.
5.2. Breeding objectives. Scenario approach. Resistance to pests and diseases. Improved agronomic traits. Qualitative and quantitative characters. Adaptive variation.
5.3. Improved self-pollinated and cross-pollinated.
5.4. Application of molecular markers. Molecular markers in breeding. Marker-assisted selection.
5.5. Examples of interest to Galicia
Field practices: Visit to EVEGA (Viticulture and Enoloxía de Galicia Station): germplasm bank, breeder nursery, initial and reserve material, clonal selection, varietal identification and quality analysis laboratories, microvinifications.
Individual works:
In vitro propagation (in English).
Plant Breeding Programs (in English)
AGUSTÍ, M. 2004. Fruticultura. Ed. Mundi-Prensa, Madrid. CAFR 507
BALDINI, E. 1992. Arboricultura General. Ed. Mundi-Prensa, Madrid. CAFR 337
Badenes, M.L.; Byrne, D.H. 2012. Fruit breeding / Springer Series “Handbook of Plant Breeding” (M.L. Badenes and D. Byrne eds.), XVI, Springer, 875 pp.
Bradshaw, J.E. 2010. Root and Tuber Crops Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 7
Hallauer, Arnel R., Carena, Marcelo J., Miranda Filho, J.B. 2010. Quantitative Genetics in Maize Breeding. Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 6
Boller, Beat; Posselt, Ulrich K.; Veronesi, Fabio. 2010. Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses. Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 5
Vollmann, Johann; Rajcan, Istvan 2010. Oil Crops. Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 4
Carena, Marcelo J. (Ed.)2009. Cereals. Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 3
Prohens-Tomás, Jaime; Nuez, Fernando (Eds.)2008. Vegetables II Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Solanaceae, and Umbelliferae. Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 2
Prohens-Tomás, Jaime; Nuez, Fernando (Eds.)2008. Vegetables I. Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae, and Cucurbitaceae. Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, Vol. 1
Bruce Macdonald. 2006. Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers. Timber Press. ISBN-10: 0881928402. ISBN-13: 978-0881928402
Michael A. Dirr (Autor), Charles W. Heuser (Autor). 2009. Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture. Timber Press; Edición: 2nd edition (5 de enero de 2009)
ISBN-10: 1604690046. ISBN-13: 978-1604690040
Identification of competences
Competencies ...................................... Contents
Basic and Generic.................................. CB9, CG5,
Transversal............................................CT1, CT2. CT11
Specific..................................................CE10
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENTS SECTION
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):
1. Lectures with ICT support and the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as support teaching.
Interactive sessions will be held in small groups to achieve greater interaction with the student, and attendance will be considered mandatory.
Preparation of an individual project for a fruit plantation.
Preparation of a glossary of Galician / Spanish / English terms in groups.
With the "Assessment-Papers" tools, it will be possible to examine the offer, the guidelines and the deadline for submissions.
The face-to-face tutoring also "online" is carried out using the virtual communication tools of the USC.
Presential lectures will require the application of hygiene measures determined by the authorities (hydrogel, mandatory mask, minimum safety distance). Exceptionally, classroom teaching may be combined with virtual teaching up to 10% of the total hours of the subject.
Expository teaching: 10 hours
PROPAGATIÓN: 5 h
OBTENTION OF THE VEGETAL MATERIAL: 5 h
2. Practical sessions: 100% presence observing the hygiene measures determined by the authorities (hydrogel, mandatory mask, minimum safety distance).
Interactive classroom teaching: 10 hours
PROPAGATION: 5h
TRIP: 5h
Short rotations are made. They are carried out in the classroom (and also in the Practice Field) assigned to the group, according to the schedule established by the academic calendar.
Attendance to the practices is obligatory and essential to sit the final exam. Non-attendance –except in duly justified circumstances of force majeure–supposes not performing the final exam of the part (or parts) of the subject related to said absence.
3. Tutoring
Tutoring will be mainly face-to-face, nevertheless virtual sessions can be scheduled but respecting the time slots shown in the 2020-21 course calendar.
There are two types of tutoring in the current curriculum: group and individual tutoring. The group session will take place on the date set by the academic calendar and usually serves to assess the outcome of the practical task.
The second one is the traditional tutorial, highly recommended to clarify any doubts and difficulties that may arise during the semester. It is necessary to set a date with the lecturer beforehand. It usually takes place at lecturer’s office.
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENTSECTION
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):
The final test will be face-to-face (evaluations of 1st and 2nd opportunity) by sitting a written exam whose marks represents 45% of the overall score. Continuous assessment essentially based on practical work accounts for the remaining 45%.
- 10% ATENDANCE
- 45% THEORETICAL CONTENTS
CB9, CG5, CT1, CT2, CT11, CE10
- 45% PRACTICES and WORKS
CB9, CG5, CT1, CT2, CT11, CE10
Repeating students and students granted with a waiver of attendance will be examined of the total contents of the subjects The teaching activities of compulsory and inexcusable attendance for students who have been granted the exemption from attendance will be the PRACTICES, TRAVEL and WORKS.
For cases of fraudulent carrying out of exercises or tests, it will be applied or recollected in the Norm of assessment of academic performance and revision of qualifications.
FACE-TO-FACE WORK IN THE CLASSROOM .......... 22 Hours
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- Expository sessions .................. 10
- Interactive sessions ................. 10
- Tutorials ................................... 2
STUDENT PERSONAL WORK ..... 22 Hours
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- Individual study .......................... .10
- Realization of Works ................ .10
- Carrying out exams ..................... 2
TOTAL STUDENT WORKING HOURS: 44
1. To attend to the lectures and practicals.
2. Use the tutorials to solve doubts.
3. Relying on documentary sources (libraries, internet) to consult doubts and complete the subjects.
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE TO SCENARIOS 2 OR 3.
Scenario 2 (distancing)
Teaching Methodology:
• Lectures delivered electronically through Ms Teams, Skype, Zoom or any other platform approved for that purpose. These sessions will count with the Virtual Campus as support to the teaching.
• Autonomous practical work in small groups and supervised by the lecturer. The duration of the practices may be reduced by up to 50%, depending on health recommendations, in order to enhance the security measures and maintain the same time slots for each group. In this case, telematic training activities will complement the interactive teaching. Hygienic measures will be mandatory and reinforced in accordance with the recommendation of the authorities at the time (hydrogel, mandatory mask, safety distance or other).
• Independent study of each student.
• Tutorials, only telematics.
Assesment system:
• Regular attendance to the telematic lectures and mandatory to the programmed telematic practical activities. In order to be able to take the exam, it is necessary to attend 100% of the practical sessions –both the face-to-face work and the work carried out in a telematic way through the enabled platforms–.
• The continuous evaluation of the practical activity will be carried out through the combination of face-to-face and telematic tests.
• The final examination of the subject will be carried out telematically or, if circumstances allow, in person. The other conditions do not change with respect to that described in Scenario 1.
Scenario 3 (closure of the faculty)
Assessment system:
•All teaching activities will be carried out telematically through platforms enabled for this purpose, complemented with the use of the Virtual Campus and respecting the schedules established in the academic calendar 2020-21.
•The requirement of regular attendance for theoretical telematic sessions is maintained, and mandatory for programmed virtual practical activities.
•The final examination of the subject will be carried out telematically, and will weigh 50% of the overall score.
The continuous evaluation of the practical activity will be carried out through telematic tests and will provide the remaining 50% of the overall rating.
Santiago Pereira Lorenzo
- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Plant Production
- santiago.pereira.lorenzo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Juan Luis Fernández Lorenzo
Coordinador/a- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Plant Production
- juanluis.fernandez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Ana Isabel Roca Fernandez
- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Plant Production
- Phone
- 982822415
- anai.roca [at] usc.es
- Category
- Xunta Post-doctoral Contract
| Monday | |||
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| 12:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 5 (Lecture room 2) |
| Friday | |||
| 10:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Galician, Spanish | Field Trip/Practice |
| 01.11.2021 10:00-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 14 (Lecture room 4) |
| 06.18.2021 10:00-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 14 (Lecture room 4) |