Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Time TBA, Place TBA
Discsssion: TBA
Lecture - Topic
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1. - Introduction
2. - Genetic controls
3. - Hormonal control-auxins
4. - Hormonal control-gibberellins
5. - Hormonal control-gibberellins
6. - Hormonal control-cytokinin
7. - Other hormones and herbicides
8. - Light control of development
9. - Cell biology of plant development
10. - Cell walls, Golgi and micro-tubules, plastids
Exam
11. - Organogenesis- embryos and meristems
12. - Organogenesis- meristems, polarity
13. - Organogenesis-stems and leaves
14. - Organogenesis-flowers and fruit
Spring Break
15. - Xylem and phloem differentiation
16. - Abnormal development-galls
17. - Abnormal development-tumors
18. - Dormancy-seeds and buds
19. - Dormancy and apical dominance
Exam
20. - Senescence and abscission
21. - Reaction to disease and environmental stress
22. - Endogenous rhythms and the living clock
23. - Photoperiodism and the living calendar
24. - Plant movements
25. - Genetic control of development
26. - Genetic control of development
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