NOVA-404 Genomics-based plant breeding for climate adaptation
Credits (ECTS):5
Course responsible:Morten Lillemo
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Engelsk
Limits of class size:25
Course frequency:2026
Nominal workload: 15 hours teacher lectures 25 hours student lectures and case studies 85 hours independent work (home assignments) Total: 125 hours
Teaching and exam period:The course will run in January 2023 as a NOVA course.
About this course
Learning outcome
Knowledge
- Understanding the basic concepts of abiotic stress tolerance and climate adaptation
- Understanding how plants with improved climate adaptation can contribute to a more sustainable agriculture
- Knowledge about QTL mapping, GWAS and genomic prediction of breeding values as tools in plant breeding
- Knowledge about the principles behind genetic transformation and genome editing
Skills
- Be able to identify required information and choose appropriate methods to carry out a plant breeding project to develop plants with improved climate adaptation
Competence
- Be able to evaluate feasibility of plant breeding for a given tolerance trait
- Be able to suggest critical measures to reach the goal
The students are requested to bring a poster on their PhD project. The students will receive literature before the start in order to prepare a Student Lecture. There will be no post-campus assignments.
The course is based on lectures, case studies, working groups and plenum discussions. The course will foster creative thinking, discussions and exchange of ideas among PhD students, teachers and plant breeders.
- The course is intended for PhD students with basic knowledge of plant breeding and genetics, crop science and biotechnology. Students with plant breeding related research in their PhD project will get priority.
- The course is intended for PhD students with basic knowledge of plant breeding and genetics, crop science and biotechnology. Students with plant breeding related research in their PhD project will get priority.
- Students must present a poster on their PhD project and prepare and give a student lecture exploring relevant methods and principles taught in the course.
Portfolio Grading: Passed / Not Passed - Pre-course assignment, student lecture and participation in the on-site course.
This course is a joint Nordic NOVA PhD course organised by Morten Lillemo, NMBU. Teachers and researchers from NMBU, BOKU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the University of Helsinki, and Agricultural University of Iceland will teach on the course. More details about the course and links for registration will be published on NOVA's website:
15 hours teacher lectures
25 hours student lectures, poster presentations and case studies
Students with plant breeding related research in their PhD project will get priority. Students on PhD level have number one priority. Master's students may inquire vacancy for PhD courses from the contact listed on the course's NOVA webpage.
Students on PhD level have number one priority. Master's students may inquire vacancy for PhD courses from the contact listed on the course's NOVA webpage.
The course is intended for PhD students with basic knowledge of plant breeding and genetics, crop science and biotechnology. Students with plant breeding related research in their PhD project will get priority.
Students on PhD level have number one priority. Master's students may inquire vacancy for PhD courses from the contact listed on the course's NOVA webpage.