GDIC3030K Horticultural Plant Biotechnol

Academic Year 2023/2024

Biotechnology in Horticultural Plants is designed for Stage 6 Students who are undertaking dual undergraduate degree programmes at Guangzhou-Dublin International College. The module specifically aims to introduce the principles and methods of biotechnology application in horticultural plants to students of horticulture on their degree programmes. Students will learn the concept and principles of basic biotechnology methods in horticultural plants. They will learn recent progress in biotechnology, cell engineering principle, plant tissue culture, virus-free seedlings, principle and application of molecular marker technology, and plant genetic transformation.

Classes are taught in small groups. Except for understanding the basic principles, classroom exchange will be performed to develop students’ ability to elucidate biotechnology methods in horticultural plants. In addition, experimental courses such as plant tissue culture (medium preparation, sterile methods, in vitro propagation), DNA extraction, agarose gel electrophoresis, PCR, and DNA recombinant technology are offered to help students to master knowledge about biotechnology in horticultural plants.

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Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand the basic principles, objectives, requirements and methods of biotechnology in horticultural plants.
• Master the operation skills of plant tissue culture and in vitro propagation.
• Master the technique of DNA extraction, PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis.
• Know how to use molecular marker technology to distinguish horticultural plants.
• Design and present strategies for improvement of horticultural plants through genetic transformation.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, discussion, student presentations, experiments. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
(GDIC2030K)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Final Exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Not yet recorded
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