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| VEGE0026-1 | Physiology, plant breeding and multiplication of cultivated plants
- Physiology
- Plant breeding
- Diversity of plant genetic resources
- Multiplication of cultivated plants
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| Duration : | Physiology : 12h Th, 6h Pr
Plant breeding : 12h Th, 6h Pr
Diversity of plant genetic resources : 8h Th, 2h Pr, 8h FT
Multiplication of cultivated plants : 10h Th, 6h Pr, 2h FT
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| Lecturer : | Physiology : Pierre Delaplace, Patrick du Jardin
Plant breeding : Hervé Vanderschuren
Diversity of plant genetic resources : Hervé Vanderschuren
Multiplication of cultivated plants : Hervé Vanderschuren
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| Substitute(s) : | Physiology : /
Plant breeding : /
Diversity of plant genetic resources : /
Multiplication of cultivated plants : André Toussaint
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| Coordinator : | Patrick du Jardin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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 | | Physiology |
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| - Introduction : questions of plant physiology related to the aim of a sustainable agriculture
- Photosynthesis and biomass production
- Biomass allocation and the control of the quality of crop products
- Stress and limitations to crop productivity
- Crop plant nutrition : principles and efficiency
- Biocommunication of plants in the context of the rhizosphere |
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| - Definition and steps in varietal selection
- Natural evolution, plant domestication and organisation of gene pools
- Breeding systems and floral biology
- Schemes of plant breeding (vegetative and generative propagation)
- Polyploidy and interspecific hibridizations
- Applications of plant breeding to agronomic constraints |
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| - Basis and organisation of plant genetic resources diversity
- The worldwide network of plant genetic resources
- The plant collections, the structure and activities of a gene bank
- In situ conservation methods
- Ex situ conservation steps
- Technical data on seed conservation
- The characterisation and evaluation of plant genetic resources
- Case studies : in situ conservation (wild and cultivated varieties), ex situ conservation (annual and perennial plants, orthodox and recalcitrant seeds).
At the end of the lecture, the student is able to develop a project in plant genetic ressource management on model plant. |
| | Multiplication of cultivated plants |
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| All operations leading to an increase in the number of similar plants in two ways : sexual reproduction (agronomic value of a seed and seedlings) and asexual (different forms of cuttings, grafting and micropropagation techniques) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| | Physiology |
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| - to translate the objectives of sustainable agriculture into physiological properties to be developed in crop plants
- to understand the factors limiting crop productivity in quantitative and qualitative ways
- to understand how plants use the resources of their environment and to infer crop management practices and plant breeding objectives
- define the functions of biological interactions in the rhizosphere with respect to crop productivity |
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| To develop the basis of varietal improvement in cultivated plants and to develop on the basis of breeding systems selection schemes at the intra- and interspecific levels
After completing the course the student is expected to
-assess the influence of genetics and reproductive biology on plant breeding
-become familiar with the techniques of field plant breeding
-develop schemes of plant breeding for crops representative of the breeding system diversity |
| | Diversity of plant genetic resources |
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| To develop all the steps required for the conservation and exploitation of plant genetic resources diversity : collecting missions, in situ and ex situ conservation, multiplication, caracterisation and agronomic evaluation, exchanges of material.
After completing the course the student is expected to
-explain the steps requested for the plant genetic resources management
-analyse the influence of plant biology on genetic resources management
-criticize in situ and ex situ techniques for plant genetic resources conservation |
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| Understand the different ways of plant propagation described in their agronomic context.
Make economic and phytotechnic comparisons between the different methods. Being able to determine the specifications of the multiplication of plants for horticultural culture in a given agronomic context. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| | Physiology |
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| Botany, Plant Physiology |
| | Multiplication of cultivated plants |
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| Botanic
Plant Physiolgy |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| | Physiology |
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| Lectures, seminars and collaborative exercices, personal projects |
| | Plant breeding |
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| Lectures : 12h
Seminars : 6h |
| | Diversity of plant genetic resources |
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| Lectures : 8h
Seminars : 2h
Field-study trip and visits : 8h |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| | Physiology |
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| Classroom activities, optionally online exercices |
| | Plant breeding |
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| face-to-face |
| | Diversity of plant genetic resources |
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| face-to-face |
| | Multiplication of cultivated plants |
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| Lectures : 14h
Visit : 4h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| | Physiology |
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| Companion portfolio via the online platform eCampus (slides of lectures, recommanded articles and web sites) |
| | Plant breeding |
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| Lecture papers and pwp |
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| - Lecture papers and pwp |
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| Nursery Stock Manual, Lamb Kelly & Bowbrick, Grower Books, London, 1981
La Pépinière, Krussmann, La Maison Rustique, Paris, 1981
Plant Propagation : principles and practices, Hartmann, Kester, Prentice-Hall, Boston, 2011 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| | Physiology |
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| Oral examination and evaluation of personal projects (written report and oral presentation, if any) |
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| -Oral examination on the basis of lecture notes or personnel project (70%)
-report of seminars (30%) |
| | Diversity of plant genetic resources |
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| -Oral examination on the basis of lecture notes or personnel project (70%)
-Personal report (30%) |
| | Multiplication of cultivated plants |
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| Oral examination (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| | Physiology |
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| Course given in coordination between Patrick du Jardin and Pierre Delaplace |
| | Plant breeding |
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| Technical notes and copies of pwp will be available on line |
| | Diversity of plant genetic resources |
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| Technical notes and copies of pwp are available on line |
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Contacts :
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| | Physiology |
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| Patrick du Jardin : patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be
Pierre Delaplace :
pierre.delaplace@ulg.ac.be |
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| Baudoin, Jean-Pierre (Professeur ordinaire)
Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture
081 62 21 12
32-81/622112 |
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| Baudoin, Jean-Pierre (Professeur ordinaire)
Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture
081 62 21 12
32-81/622112 |
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| André Toussaint
Tropical crop husbandry and Horticulture
Tél 081 622417
atoussaint@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
Physiology
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| Course contents |
| All the pedagogical ressources used in this course are downloadable from the corresponding folder on the online teaching platform eCampus. |
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Plant breeding
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| Plant breeding |
| notes of lectures and pwp |
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Diversity of plant genetic resources
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| diversity of plant genetic resources |
| notes of lectures and pwp |
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Multiplication of cultivated plants
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| Online notes |
| intranet GxABT |
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