Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
3 |
0 |
4 |
15 weeks |
60 hours |
Instructor
Carlos Alberto Labate
Flavia Vischi Winck
Gabriel Rodrigues Alves Margarido
Jeferson Gross
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
Objective
Conveying basic knowledge about the principles of primary biomass production, its components and efficiency, plant physiology principles, biomass structure, molecular foundations of biotechnology, principles and applications of engineering and genetic improvement, genomics, and functional genomics of plants and microorganisms."
Content
1. Primary biomass production: components and efficiency;
2. Foundations of plant physiology: photosynthesis, water relations, and physiology of plant growth;
3. Molecular structure of plant biomass with emphasis on sugarcane or other biomasses of interest in the bioenergy field;
4. Principles of biotechnology for improving biomass production;
5. Molecular principles of biotechnology, molecular biology, and the improvement of plants and microorganisms and their applications;
6. Biotechnological strategies and applications of genetic engineering for the production of biofuels and bioproducts;
7. Introduction to genomics and functional genomics and their applications for the improvement of plants and microorganisms for bioenergy generation.
Bibliography
1. Winck, FV. Advances in Plant Omics and Systems Biology Approaches. Springer InternationalPublishing, January 2021. DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-80352-0. ISBNs 978-3-03-080351-3, 978-3-03-080352-0.
2. Winck, F. V.*; Riano-Pachon, DM; FRANCO, T. T.. Advances in Microalgae Biology and Sustainable Applications. 1. ed. Lausanne: Frontiers Media, 2016. v. 1. 152p.(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/3405/advances-in-microalgae-biology-and-sustainable-applications#authors).
3. Sugarcane Bioethanol: R&D for productivity and sustainability, ISBN 978-85-212-0530-2, Coord: Luís Augusto Barbosa Cortez , Editora Edgard Blucher, 2010, 992p. Bioetanol de cana-de-açúcar P&D para produtividade e sustentabilidade. LAB Cortez organizador 1 ed. São Paulo:Blucher, 2010, Biomassa de cana-de-açúcar: colheita, energia e ambiente. Tomaz Caetano Cannavam Ripoli; Marco Lorenzzo Cunali Ripoli. 02 ed. Piracicaba: Barros &
4. Marques Editoração Eletrônica, 2009 Biomassa para energia. Cortez, L.A.B.; Lora, E.E.S.; Olivares, E.G.. (Org.).. 1 ed. Campinas: Editora UNICAMP, 2008. Biofuels: Reasonable steps towards a renewable energy future, 9788562165016, Brasilia, Brasil, Ed. Fulbright 2010. Na introduction to satellite image interpretation / Eric D. Conway and the Maryland Space Grant Consortium. 242p. 1997 Computer processing of remotely-sensed images: an introduction / Paul M. Mather and Magaly Koch. 2011. 434p.