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Biotechnology in the Department of Horticulture The department exemplifies a balance of basic and applied research programs. Biotechnology based research is used by the faculty to understand basic mechanisms in plant biology and to solve specific problems in horticulture. Active collaborations among the faculty provide a stimulating environment and excellent opportunities for training of students, postdocs, and visiting scientists.
Research Programs in Biotechnology: Neil O. Anderson: Floriculture breeder/geneticist, winter hardiness, re-flowering (day neutrality), and invasiveness of herbaceous perennials. Jerry Cohen: Plant biochemistry, functional genomics and metabolomics; Cellular and molecular biology related to the regulation of plant growth and development. Gary Gardner: Plant growth and development; photomorphogenesis; and plants and human health. James Luby: DNA markers to assess genetic diversity and identify putative disease resistance genes in wild relatives of fruit crops. Albert H. Markhart, III: Physiology and molecular biology of plant stress.Current focus is on how plants sense water deficit. Joseph Sowokinos: Metabolic regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in potato tubers related to improving the quality of processed potato products. Cindy Tong: Fruit ripening and softening, potato tuberization and anthocyanin biosynthesis Alan Smith: P hysiology and molecular genetics of plant development and reproduction. Donald White: Breeding and genetics in creeping bluegrass (Poa annua reptans) Undergraduates majoring in Science in Agricultureand Environmental Horticultureand graduate students in the Applied Plant Sciences and Plant Biological Sciences can select from a wide variety of course work in  | | Antique microscope, photo by: Tom Foley |
area of biotechnology. Selected Course Work in Biotechnology Plant Biotechnology - Applied Crop Physiology and Development (Agro 3005)
- Plant Function Laboratory (Biol 3005W)
- Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement (Hort 4071)
- Plant Genetics and Breeding (Hort/Agro 4401)
- Introduction to Plant Breeding (Agro 5021)
- Physiological and Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (PlPa 5103)
- Current Topics in Molecular Plant Pathology (Plpa 5300)
- Plant Cell and Molecular Biology (PBio 5414)
- Research Methods in Crop Improvement and Production (Agro 5311)
- Discussions in Plant Molecular Biology (Pbio 5640)
- Manipulation of Plant Growth and Reproduction (Hort8044)
- Current Topics in Plant Biology: Molecular Biology-Physiology-Cell Biology (Pbio 8081)
- Plant Breeding Principles I (Agro 8201)
- Plant Breeding Principles II (Agro 8202)
- Molecular and Cellular Genetics of Plant Improvement (Agro 8241)
Genomics/Bioinformatics - Algorithms and Data Structures (CSci 4041)
- Principles of Database Systems (CSci 5707)
- Computational Techniques for Genomics (CSci 5481)
- Plant Genomics (PBio/PlPa 5301)
- Pharmacogenomics (Phcl 5111)
- Microbial Genomics (BioC 5361)
BioProcessing - Advanced Fermentation & Biocatalysis Lab - (MicE 5355)
- Biocatalysis/Biodegradation (BioC/MicE 5309)
- Material and Energy Balances - (ChEn 4001)
- Applied Microbial Biochemistry - (MicB/BioC 5352)
Environmental Biotechnology - Soils and Pollution (Soil 4601)
- Bioremediation (CE 3501)
- Microbial Genomics (BioC 5361)
- Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology (Soil 4121)
Food Biotechnology - Introduction to Food Science (FScN 3102)
- Food Microbiology and Fermentation (FScN 4121)
- Food Process Engineering I (FScN 4331) / Food Process Engineering II (FScN 4332)
- Processing of Dairy Products (FScN 4343)
- Technology of Fermented Dairy Products (FScN 4344)
- Flavor Technology (FScN 4345)
- Human Nutrition (FScN 4612)
Biotechnology Links at the University of Minnesota AdvancedGenetic Analysis Center Bioinformatics and Research Computing Facility Biotechnology Resource Center - Fermentation Process Development and Scale-up Laboratory Biotechnology Institute Center for Microbial and Plant Genomics Computation Biology Centers Imaging Center Mass Spectrometry Consortium for the Life Science (MSCLS) MicroChemical Facility Molecular Nanosciences Alliance for Interdisciplinary Studies and Activities (MONALISA) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility Plant Molecular Genetics Institute Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology | 
