1. improve one's understanding of the conservation and 
utilization of plant genetic resources;
2. clarify the role of molecular techniques in analyzing and 
exploiting diversity;
3. elucidate the use of genetic resources in plant breeding, 
the pharmaceutical industry and other areas of scientific 
research;
4. create awareness of the controversies involved in 
intellectual property rights applied to plant genetic resources;
5. develop one's communication skills through class 
discussions;
6. improve one's ability to critically read and interpret 
scientific literature.

1.	Plant Conservation Genetics: Importance, Options, and 
Opportunities
1.1.	Introduction
1.2.	Importance of Plants in Life
1.3.	Role of Genetics
1.4.	Options and Strategies for Plant Conservation
1.5.	Opportunities for Application of Plant Conservation 
Genetics
1.6.	Overview of Plant Conservation Genetics 

2.	Strategies for in Situ Conservation
2.1.	Introduction
2.2.	Identification of Ecosystems to Be Conserved
2.3.	Relationships with the Local Population
2.4.	Protection Legislation
2.5.	Monitoring
2.6.	Maintaining the Ecosystem
2.7.	A Management Plan
2.8.	Conclusion

3.	Impact of Habitat Fragmentation on Plant Populations
3.1.	Introduction
3.2.	Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation: Genetic Hazards 
Small, Isolated Populations Face
3.3.	Conclusion: Developing Informative Habitat 
Fragmentation Research

4.	Techniques for ex Situ Plant Conservation
4.1.	Introduction
4.2.	Historical Context
4.3.	Seed and Ultra-Dry Seed Storage
4.4.	Botanic Garden Conservation
4.5.	DNA Storage
4.6.	Field Gene Banks
4.7.	In Vitro Techniques
4.8.	Pollen Storage
4.9.	Germplasm Collection and Management
4.10.	Core Collections
4.11.	Complementary Conservation

5.	Strategies Employed to Collect Plant Genetic Resources 
for ex Situ Conservation
5.1.	Introduction
5.2.	Planning Your Collecting Mission
5.3.	Data and Seed Collection
5.4.	Postcollection Activities and Seed Processing for ex 
Situ Conservation
5.5.	Recent Collecting by the Australian Tropical Crops and 
Forages Collection
5.6.	Concluding Remarks

6.	The Role of Genetic Resources Held in Seed Banks in 
Plant Improvement
6.1.	Introduction
6.2.	New Alleles on Wx Genes Found in Local Wheat Cultivars
6.3.	Null Allele of Lipoxygenase-3 from Rice Local Cultivars 
Using Core Collection
6.4.	Characterizing Natural Genes Controlling the Heading of 
Rice by QTL Analysis  Discovery of the Gene Controlling Seed 
Longevity of Rice
6.5.	Effective Management of the Stock Database by Seed Lot 
Unit
6.6.	Conservation and Multiplication of Plant Genetic 
Resources in the Country of Origin
6.7.	Evaluation Database for Heterogeneous Plant Genetic 
Resources
6.8.	Conclusion

7.	Botanic Gardens and Conservation
7.1.	Introduction
7.2.	Critical Factors in Using Botanic Gardens for 
Conservation Science
7.3.	Who Has What Species?
7.4.	Acknowledgment and Promotion of ex Situ Collections
7.5.	Property Rights, Access, and Benefit Sharing

8.	Conservation of Plant Genes and the Role of DNA Banks
8.1.	Introduction
8.2.	Conservation of Plant Biodiversity
8.3.	Ex Situ Collections
8.4.	How Do We Define a DNA Bank?
8.5.	Database and Sample Management
8.6.	Collection Strategies
8.7.	DNA Extraction and Storage
8.8.	Constraints for ex Situ Collections and DNA Banks
8.9.	Concluding Remarks

9.	Molecular Analysis of Plant Genetic Resources
9.1.	Rationale for Molecular Analysis of Plant Genetic 
Resources
9.2.	Molecular Marker Techniques Available for the Analysis 
of Plant Genetic Resources
9.3.	Trends in the Use of Molecular Markers
9.4.	Levels of Polymorphism and Congruence of Different 
Types of Molecular Data
9.5.	Molecular Marker Analysis of Collections of Plant 
Genetic Resources
9.6.	Toward Universal or Standardized Marker Data Sets for 
Plant Germplasm
9.7.	A New Paradigm: A DNA Sequence Is Forever!
9.8.	Conclusion

10.	Analysis of Nuclear, Mitochondrial, and Chloroplast 
Genomes in Plant Conservation
10.1.	Introduction
10.2.	Analysis of Nuclear Genomes
10.3.	Comparative Analysis of the Genomes of Plants
10.4.	Analysis of the Mitochondrial Genome
10.5.	Analysis of the Chloroplast Genome
10.6.	Concluding Remarks

11.	Genomics and Plant Biodiversity Management
11.1.	Introduction
11.2.	Variation in Sizes of Genomes
11.3.	Number of Genes
11.4.	Ploidy and Gene Duplication
11.5.	Repetitive Elements
11.6.	Comparative Genomics
11.7.	Base Composition and Codon Usage
11.8.	Understanding the Evolution of Plant Genomes
11.9.	Opportunities
11.10.	Applications to Date
11.11.	Challenges for the Future

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