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Lecturer(s)
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Ondřej Vladan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Navrátilová Božena, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Navrátil Milan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Smýkal Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
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Hašler Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Dvořák Petr, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The history of plant biotechnology, advantages and limits. Use useful fungi in biological plant protection. Modern methods of biological protection of agricultural crops. Botanical pesticides - environmentally acceptable pest. Arthropods as bioagents for plant protection. Biological and genetic mechanisms of resistance to pathogens, applications in genetic engineering. Cloning of genes for resistance in plants. Modern methods of studying plant diversity Biotechnology in environment. Are viruses harmful or helpful? Algae in biotechnology. Phylogeny of cyanobacteria: three billion years to influence the global ecosystem.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Followup on teaching basic subjects (general botany, plant physiology, general genetics) and extend knowledge in the field of plant biotechnology in human life and the impact on the environment.
The student is able to understand the problems of plant biotechnology, their application and benefits to humans and the environment.
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Prerequisites
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After completing the course the student is able to understand and discuss the issue of plant biotechnology methods, their use in practice and in protecting the environment.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Dialog
Knowledges of presented topics and discussion in seminars.The required 60% attendance.
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Recommended literature
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Evans, G., & Furlong, J. C. (2011). Environmental biotechnology: theory and application. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Heldman D.R., Wheler M.B., Hoover D.G. Encyclopedia of Biotechnology in agriculture and food..
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Kreuzer H., Massay A. (2005). Biology and biotechnology.. Washington, D.C.
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Murphy D. Plants, biotechnology and agriculture..
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Ricroch, A., Chopra, S., & Fleischer, S. J. (2014). Plant biotechnology: experience and future prospects. Cham: Springer.
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Rittmann, B. E., & McCarty, P. (2001). Environmental biotechnology: principles and applications. New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Smith J.E. (2009). Biotechnology, Fifth Edition. Cambridge Uviversity Press.
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