This course will enable the students to -
Course Outcomes (COs):
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BTE 501 |
Plant Tissue Culture
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CO 59 Learn the fundamental of Plant Tissue Culture CO 60 Get acquainted with various techniques in Plant Tissue Culture CO 61 Analyze the genetic manipulations in Plant Tissue Culture CO 62 Study the industrial application of Plant Tissue Culture CO 63 Learn the in-vitro method of production of secondary metabolites |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, presentations Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
C A test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Classroom interaction |
Brief history of Plant Tissue Culture (Contribution of Indian Scientist), Introduction to in vitro Methods. Terms and definition. Plant Tissue Culture media.Concept of totipotency Embryo culture, embryo rescue after hybridization and its applications. Introduction to the processes of embryogenesis and organogenesis and their practical applications.
Micropropagation: axillary bud, shoot- tip and meristem culture,anther culture. Haploids and their applications. Somaclonal variations and applications. In vitro pollination and fertilization. Endosperm culture and production of triploids.Single cell suspension cultures
Introduction to protoplast isolation: Principles and applications.
Testing of viability of isolated protoplasts
Various steps in the regeneration of protoplasts
Various methods for fusing protoplasts: Chemical and Electrical
Somatic hybridization
Use of markers for selection of hybrid cells.
Practical applications of somatic hybridization (Hybrids vs. Cybrids)
Use of plant cell and tissue culture for genetic manipulation of plants. Marker assisted plant breeding.
Methods of gene transfer: Direct and Agarobacterium mediated. Introduction of A. tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes (Monocots vs. Dicots). Formation of hairy root culture. Practical application of genetic transformation .