Basics of Crop Breeding and Plant Biotechnology

By Prof. Joydeep Banerjee | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 1126 | Exam registration: 21

ABOUT THE COURSE:

The course entitled “Basics of Crop Breeding and Plant Biotechnology” will provide the basic background about the genetic basis of plant breeding. Some famous conventional breeding methodologies will be discussed with related aspects. Application of molecular markers in plant breeding will be the integral part of this course with thorough discussion on the marker analysis which will be useful for the students appearing in various competitive examinations. Furthermore, marker assisted breeding and transgenic technology will be discussed in the course covering basic as well as applied perspectives. In this particular course, several biotechnological approaches to screen transgenic plants will also be described along with the success stories of genetically modified organism (GMO).

INTENDED AUDIENCE: B.Sc. in Agriculture/M.Tech. or M.Sc. in Biotechnology, M.Sc. in Genetics/Plant Breeding/Biotechnology/Agriculture/Plant Sciences/ Botany

PREREQUISITES: Science background in 10+2 level

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: MAHYCO, BAYER Crop Science LLC

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Agricultural and Food Engineering Bioprocesses
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	20 Jan 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	27 Jan 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	14 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	03 May 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Books and references

1. Plant Breeding Principles and Methods by B. D. Singh.
2. Principles of Genetics by Snustad and Simmons.
3. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual by Michael R. Green and Joseph Sambrook.

Instructor bio

Prof. Joydeep Banerjee

IIT Kharagpur

Prof. Joydeep Banerjee has completed his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and master’s degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding followed by his Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology from IIT Kharagpur. Thereafter he has gained four years of postdoctoral training in Plant Molecular Biology from University of Kentucky and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. Then he joined Bidhan Chandra KrishiViswavidyalaya as an Assistant Professor and worked there since 2014-2018 and thereafter joined as an Assistant Professor in Agricultural and Food Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has more than 13 years of experience in Plant Molecular Biology and Transgenic Technology. So far he has published in more than 25 international as well as national journals.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: May 3, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team