AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

About this Course

  • 5 students enrolled
  • 1 instructors

Course Description

The course is intended to provide an introduction to the alternative solutions and value-added benefits offered by biotechnology to the plantation sector. The students are not expected to be technically competent in the various areas discussed, but should be aware of the potential use of biotechnology in providing alternative, environmental-friendly, cost-effective and sustainable solutions to various issues faced by plantation sector. The course will also introduce students to the use of plant biotechnology to genetically manipulated crop-plants and their potential applications. Among the topics discussed will be the use of genetic manipulation to improve crops, to create value-added crop products, use of tissue culture in somatic breeding programs, biological control agent as an alternative to pesticides, the use bio-fertilizers and application of biotechnology in solving energy crisis and degradation of agricultural wastes and residuals.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Communicate to peers and team members, in the classroom and in the fieldwork verbally and to the facilitator in writing the basic molecular plant biology in plant genetic transformation, plant cloning, plant tissue culture for somatic breeding program and
2 ) Verify, assess and employ the concept and theory of biotechnology in agriculture
3 ) State, write and explain the concepts and applications of biotechnology in agriculture.

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

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 Syllabus

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Importance of biotechnology
1.2.1 Importance of Biotechnology to Agriculture
1.3 Applications of Biotechnology in Agriculture
1.3.1 Biopesticide
1.3.2 Nutritional quality
1.3.3 Shelf-life
1.3.4 Yield enhancement
1.3.5 Resistant plants
1.4 Examples of Agricultural Biotechnology products

2.1 Basic structure of DNA, RNA and Protein
2.2 Replication, Transcription and Translation
2.3 Post-translational modification
2.4 Application of Genetic Manipulation
2.5 Examples of genetically modified organisms

3.1 Mechanism of manipulation
3.2 Example of manipulation

4.1 Definition
4.2 Types of biocontrol agents (Fungi, Bacteria, Virus, nematodes, vertebrates)
4.3 Importance of biocontrol agents
4.4 Examples of Biocontrol agents
4.5 Comparison between chemical control and biological control

5.1 Lab requirement, Aseptic environment and sterilization
5.2 Media preparation,
5.3 Sources of Explants
5.4 Basic Methods
5.5 Hardening
5.6 Applications

6.1 Definition
6.2 Types of biofertilizers, constituents
6.3 Importance of biofertilizers
6.4 Examples of biofertilizers
6.5 Comparison between chemical fertilizers and biofertilizers

7.1 Bioenergy, sources and examples
7.2 Biofuel- biodiesel, bioethanol, etc
7.3 Statistical usage and comparison
7.4 Carbon footprint, greenhouse gases, pollution
7.5 Methods of harvest and production of bioenergy and biofuel

Our Instructor

SITI SARAH BINTI JUMALI

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Jasin

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