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| FORE0033-1 | Forest genetic resources management
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Jean‑Louis Doucet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| This course analyzes concepts and methods used to assess genetic variation in tree populations. It is divided in 8 chapters :
1. Introduction to quantitative genetics and improvement programs
2. Comparative genetic tests and breeding strategies
3. Artificial selection: population and individual selections
4. Long-term breeding cycles of forest tree improvement programs
5. Introduction to population genetics
6. Forces of evolution as causes of population genetic structure
7. Molecular markers in population genetic structure
8. Marker-assisted artificial selection |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| After completing the course, the student is expected to:
- have a perfect command of principles encompassing quantitative genetics and their applications in selection: definition and estimates of phenotypic value, genetic/genotypic values, genotype x environment value, genetic correlation coefficients, genetic gain;
- be able to implement a genetic improvement program thanks to the knowledge gained from quantitative genetics: definition of plant origin, provenance, plus and elite trees, seed stand and seed orchard, clone orchard, etc., and establishment of genetic tests to perform both population and individual selections;
- have a good knowledge of population genetics principles in order to assess the degree of genetic variation within and between populations: Hardy-Weinberg principles, drift-mutation equilibrium, phylogeny and phylogeography approaches, estimates of the level of genetic diversity, consanguinity, and genetic distances;
- have a basic knowledge of principles of molecular analysis tools used to study genetic variability and improvements. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| - Génétique générale (BIOL2016-3)
- Biologie moléculaire (KT202) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This course is based on lectures delivred in a modular way (corresponding to chapters) and supplemented with specialists interventions. A field trip is also organised to understand fundamental concepts (seed stands, seed orchards, etc.). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face : 24 h (including one-day field trip) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - Hartl D.L., Clark A.G. 2007. Principles of population genetics - Fourth Edition. Sinauer Associates, Massachusetts, USA.
- Nanson A. 2004. Génétique et amélioration des arbres forestiers. Les Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux, Belgique.
- White T.L., Adams W.T., Neale D.B. 2007. Forest genetics. CABI Publishing, Cambridge, USA |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100 %) |
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Contacts :
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| DOUCET Jean-Louis (Professor)
Laboratoire de Foresterie des Régions tropicales et subtropicales
Unité de Gestion des Ressources forestières et des Milieux naturels
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux
+ 32 81 622342
jldoucet@ulg.ac.be |
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