| Course title | |||||
| 植物遺伝育種学特論 [Advanced Plant Genetics and Breeding] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 96113 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 金勝 一樹 [KANEKATSU Motoki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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“Biology and Breeding Science on Seeds” A seed consists of an embryo and some stored food, surrounded by a protective seed coat. The seed has the tolerances for various environmental stresses and remain viable for many years. Under favorable conditions, the seed can then germinate, with its stored nourishment providing critical support for growth as the embryo emerges as a seedling. Such superior features of the seed become the advantage for evolutional survival of seed plants. Therefore, the seed is extremely important structure for plants. In addition, human depends greatly on seeds of plants for foods. We also utilize the seeds to feed livestock. Thus, the biology about the seed is very interesting and valuable science. In this lecture, the process of development, maturation and germination of seed are reviewed as a subject in rice. Then, the utilization of traits, such as stress tolerance, dormancy and longevity, in seeds for crop cultivation and breeding sciences is explained. |
| Expected Learning |
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Understanding the method for analysis of proteins in seeds, the mechanism of gene expression during early phase in seed germination and the outline of hot water disinfection of seeds. |
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1. Analysis of stress-related proteins in seeds. 2. Gene expression in seeds during the early phase of germination. 3. Heat stress tolerance in rice seeds under hot water disinfection method. |
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| Handouts will be provided in class. |
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| Message from instructor(s) |
| I wish you would understand how a seed is important for plants and us. |
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| Last update |
| 3/23/2018 5:04:58 PM |