Duration
Physiologie : 8h Th, 6h Pr
Amélioration génétique : 10h Th, 6h Pr
Diversité des phytoressources : 8h Th, 2h Pr, 8h FT
Multiplication des plantes : 10h Th, 6h Pr, 2h FT
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Physiologie : Pierre Delaplace, Patrick du Jardin
Amélioration génétique : Hervé Vanderschuren
Diversité des phytoressources : Hervé Vanderschuren
Multiplication des plantes : Hervé Vanderschuren
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Physiologie
The aim of this course is to present the various biostimulation strategies leading to convincing results in terms of yield or nutrient use efficiency. The biostimulant products are presented here as a complementary approach to traditional plant breeding strategies in order to increase yield and plant productions sustainability.
Amélioration génétique
- Importance of crop breeding and its contribution to challenges faced by agriculture in the 21st century
- Historical perspectives on crop breeding
- Tools available for crop breeding
- Theoretical concepts of crop breeding
- Breeding schemes used for breeding of species based on their multiplication and reproduction modes
- Use of novel molecular tools in crop breeding
External speakers will give presentations on more specific topics such as crop breeding for potato, sugar beet, chicory, apple tree, etc.
Diversité des phytoressources
- 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 des plantes
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)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Physiologie
At the end of this teaching process, the student will be able to :
- Understand the way of action of a biostimulant product, taking into account the plant (eco)physiology;
- Criticize the various biostimulation strategies presently under development;
- Define an assessment strategy of the expected benefits based on the physiological properties and the claims of the manufacturers of biostimulant products;
- Precise concisely the experimental results of a research and comment them based on his/her own knowledge;
- Confront/integrate the biostimulation strategies with classical plant breeding approaches, while highlighting their complementarity.
Amélioration génétique
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
- understand the factors that led to the development of crop breeding
- 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
Diversité des phytoressources
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
Multiplication des plantes
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Physiologie
Botany, Plant Physiology
Multiplication des plantes
Botanic Plant Physiolgy
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Physiologie
Lectures, seminars and personal project
Amélioration génétique
Lectures : 12h Seminars : 6h
Diversité des phytoressources
Lectures : 8h Seminars : 2h Field-study trip and visits : 8h
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Physiologie
Classroom activities, article reading
Amélioration génétique
face-to-face + excursions
Diversité des phytoressources
face-to-face + excursions
Multiplication des plantes
Lectures : 14h Visit : 4h
Recommended or required readings
Physiologie
Companion portfolio via the online platform eCampus (slides of lectures, recommended articles and web sites)
Amélioration génétique
slides and lecture notes
Diversité des phytoressources
- slides and lecture notes
Multiplication des plantes
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
Assessment methods and criteria
Physiologie
Evaluation based on an individual oral presentation followed by a scientific discussion
Amélioration génétique
Written exam
Dissertation on crop breeding in a local context
Diversité des phytoressources
Written exam
Multiplication des plantes
Oral examination (100%)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Physiologie
Course given in coordination between Pierre Delaplace and Patrick du Jardin
Amélioration génétique
Slides and papers are made available on eCAMPUS and/or myULG
Diversité des phytoressources
Slides and papers are available on eCAMPUS
Contacts
Physiologie
Pierre Delaplace : pierre.delaplace@ulg.ac.be
Patrick du Jardin : patrick.dujardin@ulg.ac.be
Amélioration génétique
Hervé Vanderschuren
Professor
Plant Genetics
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
University of Liège
Tel: +32 81 62 25 71
Fax: +32 81 60 07 27
Bâtiment 48 N-1 // Room 48-01-40
Avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
Belgium
Diversité des phytoressources
Hervé Vanderschuren
Professor
Plant Genetics
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
University of Liège
Tel: +32 81 62 25 71
Fax: +32 81 60 07 27
Bâtiment 48 N-1 // Room 48-01-40
Avenue Maréchal Juin
5030 Gembloux
Belgium
Multiplication des plantes
André Toussaint Tropical crop husbandry and Horticulture Tél 081 622417 atoussaint@ulg.ac.be
Items online
Physiologie
Course contents
All the pedagogical ressources used in this course are downloadable from the corresponding folder on the online teaching platform eCampus.
Amélioration génétique
COURSE 3 _ ANNOTATED SLIDES_NEW
Slides course 3
Multiplication des plantes
Online notes
intranet GxABT