Plant breeding for agroecology

Coordinator(s)

Sarah Ben Sadoun

Goals

Skills: DNA extraction and genotyping using SSR markers; perform a QTL detection approach

Knowledge: Understanding the mechanisms of genome evolution; consolidating the fundamentals of population genetics and quantitative genetics; understanding the genetic determinism of quantitative traits and the methods used in plant breeding to improve these traits

Skills

Master the key concepts and approaches presented during lectures, practical work and tutorials (the mechanisms of genome evolution; the fundamentals of population genetics and quantitative genetics; the genetic determinism of quantitative traits and the methods used in plant breeding to improve these traits)

Content

Main topics : population genetics (linkage disequilibrium, population evolution, population structure); mechanisms of genome evolution; introduction to quantitative genetics and methods to study complex traits (including QTL mapping and GWAS); genetic basis of crop domestication; genetic resources and their importance in plant breeding

Format

Lectures to introduce and define new concepts; practical work and tutorials to perform genotyping, to study the segregation of a population and to detect QTL; visit of a research lab (GQE-Le Moulon)

Language : English

Mandatory TU

ECTS : 4

Lectures : 18;  Directed Study : 6; Practical Study : 12