Name: PLANT DEFENSE: BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING DISEASE-RESISTANT PLANTS
Code: 229202007
Type: Elective
ECTS: 4
Length of subject: Per term
Semester and course: 2nd Year - First term
Speciality:
Language: English
Mode of study: On-site class
Lecturer data: EGEA GILABERT, CATALINA
Knowledge area: Fisiología Vegetal
Department: Ingeniería Agronómica
Telephone: 968325520 - 868071075 - 4180
Email: catalina.egea@upct.es
Office hours and location:
lunes - 10:00 / 12:00
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martes - 16:00 / 18:00
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miércoles - 09:00 / 11:00
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Qualifications/Degrees:
Academic rank in UPCT: Catedrática de Universidad
Number of five-year periods: 6
Number of six-year periods: 5 de investigación
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
Responsible for the groups: G1, G2
1. Conocer los mecanismos de defensa de las plantas frente a estreses bióticos.
2. Encontrar soluciones para el control de enfermedades en cultivos.
1. Describir los mecanismos de defensa pasiva y activa.
2. Listar los agentes implicados en la señalización de la defensa.
3. Describir los tipos de resistencias sistémicas (adquirida: SAR e inducida: ISR).
4. Explicar las metodologías para la inducción de resistencia en plantas frente a patógenos.
1. Mecanismos de defensa pasiva y activa, haciendo hincapié en la importancia del reconocimiento del patógeno por parte de la planta. 2. Señalización de la defensa desde el punto de infección a las zonas distales. 3. Despliegue de los mecanismos de resistencias sistémicas. 4. Formas de inducir resistencias mediante ingeniería genética y mediante metodologías sostenible y amigables con el medio ambiente.
Unit 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. INTRODUCTION. Plant anatomy. Plant physiology.
1.2. DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS. Pathogen, host, elicitor, resistance, susceptibility,
immunity, virulence and avirulence. Plant-pathogen
Unit 2. PATHOGENS
2.1. Types of pathogens: viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, parasitic plants.
Mechanism of invasion.
Unit 3. PLANT DEFENCE SYSTEMS
3.1. Passive defence.
3.2. Active defence.
Unit 4. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BASES OF PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTION
4.1. Monogenic-oligogenic/polygenic resistance.
4,2 General resistance and specific resistance.
4.3. Vertical and horizontal resistance. Resistance genes.
Unit 5. SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE. SIGNALLING OF THE DEFENCE
5.1. Systemic acquired resistance. Signalling.
5.2. Induced systemic resistance. Signalling.
Unit 6. INDUCTION OF RESISTANCE IN PLANTS
6.1. Biotechnological tools to induce resistance in plants. Molecular strategies. Candidate genes
for induction of resistance.
6.2. Microbial induction. Topical application of inducers.
6.3. Integration of induced resistance in crop production
Technical visit
The students of the course will make a technical visit to one or two companies in the primary sector, with the aim of knowing in situ the advances that are being made at the level of crop protection and improvement of plant resistance against pathogens.
Promoting the continuous improvement of working and study conditions of the entire university community is one the basic principles and goals of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Such commitment to prevention and the responsibilities arising from it concern all realms of the university: governing bodies, management team, teaching and research staff, administrative and service staff and students. The UPCT Service of Occupational Hazards (Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales de la UPCT) has published a "Risk Prevention Manual for new students" (Manual de acogida al estudiante en materia de prevención de riesgos), which may be downloaded from the e-learning platform ("Aula Virtual"), with instructions and recommendations on how to act properly, from the point of view of prevention (safety, ergonomics, etc.), when developing any type of activity at the University. You will also find recommendations on how to proceed in an emergency or if an incident occurs. Particularly when carrying out training practices in laboratories, workshops or field work, you must follow all your teacher's instructions, because he/she is the person responsible for your safety and health during practice performance. Feel free to ask any questions you may have and do not put your safety or that of your classmates at risk.
Class in conventional classroom: theory, problems, case studies, seminars, etc
Master class interspersed with cooperative learning techniques casual. Resolution of doubts raised by
the students.
30
100
Class in the field or open classroom (technical visits, lectures, etc.).
Technical visit to a company in the primary sector
6
100
Assessment activities (continuous assessment system)
Oral presentation of a research article that has previously been worked on it.
4
100
Assessment activities (final assessment system)
Official written examination
2
100
Tutorials
Resolution of doubts and additional explanations both face to face and remote way.
9
50
Student work: study or individual or group work
Discuss and analyze a research article. Search for information. Preparation of the report, abstract or conceptual map. Preparation of the oral presentation. Study work.
69
0
Individual test (oral or written)
Written exam: 20 multiple choice questions (50%) and 2 short answer questions (50%)
50 %
Evaluation of practical sessions, visits and seminars based on reports and corresponding documents
Elaboration of a summary of the technical visit.
Students who are unable to go the technical visit, for a justified reason, must carry out additional work proposed by the teacher.
10 %
Presentation and defence of individual or group assignments
Elaboration of individual or group works on a research article and oral presentation of it to the classmates.
Students who are unable to performance the oral presentation, for a justified reason, must carry out additional work proposed by the teacher.
40 %
Individual test (oral or written)
Written exam: 20 multiple choice questions (50%) and 2 short answer questions (50%)
50 %
Evaluation of practical sessions, visits and seminars based on reports and corresponding documents
Elaboration of a summary of the technical visit.
Students who are unable to go the technical visit, for a justified reason, must carry out additional work proposed by the teacher.
10 %
Presentation and defence of individual or group assignments
Elaboration of individual works on a research article and oral presentation of it to the classmates.
Students who are unable to performance the oral presentation, for a justified reason, must carry out additional work proposed by the teacher.
40 %
Author: Agrios, George N.
Title: Plant pathology
Editorial: Elsevier Academic Press,
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 9780120445653
Author: Taiz, Lincoln
Title: Plant physiology and development
Editorial: Sinauer,
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN: 9781605352558
Author: Buchanan, Bob B.
Title: Biochemistry and molecular biology of plants
Editorial: Wiley John
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN: 0470714212