1. Course title and code: Plant Biotechnology 477

2. Credit hours 3h

3. Program(s) in which the course is offered.

(If general elective available in many programs indicate this rather than list programs)

Required for Science Colleges Program & Genome and Biotechnology section

4. Name of faculty member responsible for the course Dr: Thana Khalid Khan

5. Level/year at which this course is offered : 3th Level / 3th Year

6. Pre-requisites for this course (if any) Bio. 370

7. Co-requisites for this course (if any) None

8. Location if not on main campus Building 7

1. What is the main purpose for this course?

-This course aims to introduce students with applications of biotechnology techniques in development and improvement the function of many plants.

-This course aims to provide information to students about the development of technologies, applications, pros, cons and current challenges in choosing the most appropriate methods to solve problems of local community and that contribute to the plant biotechnology in the areas of agriculture, food, health, medicine and environment.

2. Briefly describe any plans for developing and improving the course that are being implemented. (e.g. increased use of IT or web based reference material, changes in content as a result of new research in the field)

1. Increased use of references is available on the network or through the Information Technology
2. Use www.wiki.com and http://en.wikipedia.org as reference may be needed for students to get more information about some of the topics in the field of Plant Biotechnology

1. List Required Textbooks

Plant Biotechnology: The Genetic Manipulation of Plants (by Adrian Slater, Nigel W. Scott, Mark R. Fowler), ISBN-10: 0199282617, ISBN-13: 978-0199282616, Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2008)

2. List Essential References Materials (Journals, Reports, etc.)

3. List Recommended Textbooks and Reference Material (Journals, Reports, etc)

Plants, Genes, and Crop Biotechnology (by Maarten J. Chrispeels) ISBN-13: 9780763715861, ISBN-10: 0763715867 Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (2002)

National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/)

4. List Electronic Materials (eg. Web Sites, Social Media, Blackboard, etc.)

Websites on the internet that are relevant to the topics of the course

5. Other learning material such as computer-based programs/CD, professional standards or regulations and software.

5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

Assessment task (e.g. essay, test, group project, examination, speech, oral presentation, etc.)

Week Due

Proportion of Total Assessment

Lecturing room Quiz

Report writing and presenting

13

5%

First exams I

writing

4

10%

Midyear exams II

writing

8

20%

Final exam

writing

15

40%

Practical test

Labs test

5

10%

Final practical exam

Labs test

13

15%

Total

100

1. Topics to be Covered

List of Topics

No. of

Weeks

Contact Hours

Overview and introduction to the methods of plant biotechnology used in the improvement and development of economic crops

1

2

Methods and strategies of insert and transfer the genes into plants

1

2

Methods and strategies of insert genes which does not need genetically vectors –part I

1

2

Methods and strategies of insert genes which does not need genetically vectors –part II

1

2

Methods and strategies of insert genes which depends on genetically vectors

1

2

Tissue and cell culture real in genetically modification in plant

1

2

Plant biotechnology applications in the production of crops resistant to pathogens

1

2

Plant biotechnology applications in the production of crops resistant to herbicides

1

2

Plant biotechnology applications in the production of crops resistant to environmental stresses such as drought, salinity and frost

1

2

Plant biotechnology applications in vegetables improvements filed

1

2

Pros and cons of genetic modified crops

1

2

Volume of international trade of genetically modified crops

1

2

Caveats of trading of genetically modified crops on a large scale

1

2

Methods for detection of genetically modified crops to demonstrate their integrity and Biosafety

1

2

Property rights and expected disputes between the third world countries and advanced countries after the emergence of genetically transformed plants and how to separate in these disputants

1

2