Escuela de Otoño Segunda Edición: Diseñando un programa de mejoramiento vegetal - una receta en tres días
Fall School - Second Edition
Designing a Plant Breeding Program - A Three-Day Recipe
Date: From November 14 to 16, 2023, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Inner Patio of the DaVinci - Santiago Gangotena Campus
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This event is geared towards students, young professionals, and enthusiasts in the field of plant improvement who wish to expand their knowledge in the fundamentals and practical aspects of crop genetic improvement. Over the span of three days, we will explore various essential facets for an effective plant breeding program.
On Day 1, we will immerse ourselves in the fundamental components of a plant breeding program. We will review the history of plant breeding and define the basic pillars of a breeding program: the crop, initial genetic diversity, and the objectives of the breeding program.
Day 2 will focus on the quantitative aspects of plant breeding, breaking down topics such as experimental design and data analysis. Through practical examples, we will explore statistical concepts and their application in agricultural research.
Finally, Day 3 will delve into genetic data analysis and the role of molecular markers in assisted breeding. Through interactive sessions, we will learn about genetic mapping and QTL analysis.
Upon concluding this three-day event, we hope to have strengthened your understanding of plant genetic improvement and provided practical tools for its application. Contribution of the second fall school in relation to the first.
We look forward to your participation and are excited to share in this collective learning.
Schedule
Day 1: Components of a Plant Breeding Program
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30- 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00- 9:15 | Welcome |
| (María de Lourdes Torres, PhD. Coordinator of Biotechnology USFQ, Director Plant Biotechnology Lab) | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Introduction: A Historical Journey Through Plant Breeding and Components of a Plant Breeding Program (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Component 1: Germplasm (Jordi Petit) |
| The crop and its mode of reproduction: autogamous, allogamous, or clonal reproduction | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee Break sponsored by Biomedic |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Component 2: Establishing Objectives of the Genetic Improvement Program (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| Breeding traits | |
| Phenotyping | |
| 11:45 - 13:00 | Component 3: Define the Breeding Program Scheme: Selection Method (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| Mass selection | |
| Pure Line selection | |
| Clonal selection | |
| Pedigree selection | |
| Single Seed Descent | |
| Backcrossing | |
| Recurrent selection | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch (on participant's account) |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Hands-On: How to Start a Breeding Program for Your Preferred Crop? |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break sponsored by Biomedic |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Introduction to Experimental Design |
Day 2: Quantitative Aspects of Plant Breeding
(PART I): Experimental Design and Data Analysis
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Review of Day 2 Concepts |
| 9:30 - 11:00 | Express Review of Statistics (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| t-test | |
| ANOVA | |
| Linear Regression | |
| Mixed Linear Models | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee Break sponsored by Venegas Representaciones |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Experimental Design (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) | |
| Row-Column Design | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Spatial Analysis of Field Trials: Introduction to statgenSTA |
| Introduction to BLUES and BLUPS | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch (on participant's account) |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Hands-On: Spatial Analysis Using statgenSTA (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Statistical Designs for Multi-Environment Trial (Viviana Jaramillo) |
| Fundamentals of genotype x environment interaction | |
| Finlay-Wilkinson Regression |
Day 3: Quantitative Aspects of Plant Breeding
(PART II): Genetic Data Analysis
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Review of Concepts from Day 1 and Day 2 |
| 9:30 - 10:45 | Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (Jordi Petit) |
| The equation: Phenotype = Genotype x Environment | |
| Bases of qualitative and quantitative genetics | |
| Heritability and selective response | |
| The plant breeding equation and genetic gain | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Marker-Assisted Breeding (Jordi Petit) |
| Molecular markers | |
| Linkage between markers and genetic recombination | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch (on participant's account) |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | QTL Mapping (Jordi Petit) |
| 15:30 - 16:45 | Hands-On: Constructing a Genetic Map and QTL Mapping |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Closing, Toast, and Event Reflection |
Instructors
Viviana Jaramillo
Lead Innovator at Radicle Crops, a quinoa variety improvement and seed production company based in the Netherlands. Additionally, Viviana is an Associate Researcher in the Plant Breeding Department - Abiotic Stress Group at Wageningen University. Through bridging academia and industry, Viviana is actively involved in the R&D planning and strategy of the company, advocating the implementation of genetic enhancement technological capabilities in line with the needs of quinoa producers worldwide. An Ecuadorian national, she holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from Wageningen University, specializing in the phenotyping of physiological mechanisms associated with quinoa's salinity tolerance. Viviana, a USFQ alumna with a degree in Biotechnological Process Engineering, spent seven years as a research assistant in the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, supporting research projects on the genetic diversity of Ecuador's native species.
Jordi Petit Pedró
A Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) and the Agrogenomics Research Center (CRAG) based in Barcelona, Spain. He's a recipient of the "Postdoctoral IRTA Research Grant for Heads of Program". Jordi specializes in the genetic improvement of industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), specifically researching the genetic bases of quantitative traits of economic interest, such as fiber quality and quantity, flowering time, and sexual determination of cannabis. He also creates cannabis populations to create pre-breeding material, such as Recombinant Inbred Line collections (RILs), and develops in vitro protocols for micropropagation, maintenance, and germplasm conservation of cannabis. Additionally, Jordi serves as a scientific advisor at the scientific-industrial hub CannabisHubUPC. He's also a genetic improver of tomato flavor and completed his first Postdoc at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Plant Biotechnology (IBMCP) in Valencia, Spain. Jordi, from Spain, holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding from Wageningen University (WUR), specializing in genetic studies to improve the fiber quality of industrial hemp. He's an alum of the University of Barcelona (UB), where he earned a Master's in Molecular Biotechnology, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where he graduated in Genetics.
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