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606-023 Agricultural Botany

Year 2 Agriculture.

Credit points: 15

Coordinator: Dr Ian Woodrow

Contact: 24 lectures and 60 hours of practical work.

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

To provide students with: a knowledge of plant structure and physiological function; practical skills in studying and identifying plants; skills in experimental methods.

Content:

Plant Anatomy : Structure of plant cells and tissues (6 lectures, 15 hrs practical). Plant Physiology : The nutritional basis of plant growth - water, CO2 and inorganic nutrients; growth and development, environment and hormones. (18 lectures, 21 hours practical). Plant Taxonomy: Morphology and identification, taxonomy of angiosperms (24 hours practical).

Assessment:

A 3-hour combined theory examination; practical book and slide preparation (Anatomy); log book and up to 3 practical reports (Physiology); practical test, practical book and plant collection (Taxonomy)

Prescribed texts:

• Salisbury F H and Ross C Plant Physiology 4th edition 1991 Wadsworth
• Duigan S L The Families and Genera of Victorian Plants. School of Botany, University of Melbourne
• Duigan S L The Grasses, particularly those of Victoria, Australia. School of Botany, University of Melbourne

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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