2025
Olive Plant Material and Breeding
Name: Olive Plant Material and Breeding
Code: FIT10123M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Agronomy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The unit aims to explain the diversity, the natural distribution, the economical importance of the Olea genus and its evolution.
The student must have contact with the main morphological and molecular descriptors as well as with the techniques related with its use for characterization of olive cultivars will be presented. He should know the more common olive cultivars used, both, in Portugal and in the main olive producing countries. He must understand the olive plant material evolution and to form a personal opinion about the contribution of selection and plant breeding towards this evolution. Finally he has to know the available techniques for olive propagation with their advantages and disadvantages
The student must have contact with the main morphological and molecular descriptors as well as with the techniques related with its use for characterization of olive cultivars will be presented. He should know the more common olive cultivars used, both, in Portugal and in the main olive producing countries. He must understand the olive plant material evolution and to form a personal opinion about the contribution of selection and plant breeding towards this evolution. Finally he has to know the available techniques for olive propagation with their advantages and disadvantages
Contents
-Origin, distribution and botanical classification in Olea spp.
-Identification and characterization of olive cultivars according to COI descriptors.
-Molecular characterization of olive cultivars
-Main olive cultivars used on a national and international level
- Agronomical potential of olive cultivars used for olive oil production and table olives
-The olive propagation techniques; - Harwood cuttings and grafting; - Semi-hardwood cuttings; Micropropagation somatic embryogenesis and micro-grafting
-Olive plant Breeding.
-Identification and characterization of olive cultivars according to COI descriptors.
-Molecular characterization of olive cultivars
-Main olive cultivars used on a national and international level
- Agronomical potential of olive cultivars used for olive oil production and table olives
-The olive propagation techniques; - Harwood cuttings and grafting; - Semi-hardwood cuttings; Micropropagation somatic embryogenesis and micro-grafting
-Olive plant Breeding.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical and practical classes, both, in classroom and in olive nurseries and olive orchards. Technical travel trips.
The classification will be given on a 0 to 20 values scale and will reflect the quality of a 20 minutes presentation about a syllabus subject
The following aspects of the presentation will be appreciated:
- Presentation capacity and time planning
- Quality of the data presented
- Capacity to focus on the most relevant results
- Student's reaction to the jury members interventions during presentation
The classification will be given on a 0 to 20 values scale and will reflect the quality of a 20 minutes presentation about a syllabus subject
The following aspects of the presentation will be appreciated:
- Presentation capacity and time planning
- Quality of the data presented
- Capacity to focus on the most relevant results
- Student's reaction to the jury members interventions during presentation
Teaching Staff (2024/2025 )
- Augusto António Vieira Peixe [responsible]
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