Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 175)
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1. Botany, Faculty of Science (v4, p175) : Next:606-306 | Prev:606-304
Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Professor R B Knox
Prerequisite: Botany 606-201 and one of 606-202 or 606-203 (From 1996: Botany 606-201 and one of 202 or 205 + 206 or 215 + 216).
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week), 26 hours practical work and a 1-day excursion of up to five hours
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students should gain:
- a knowledge base of spore and gamete formation, fertilisation, seed-setting and developmental processes in plants;
- an understanding of the concepts of pollination biology in Australian plants;
- applications of molecular techniques in plant breeding and biotechnology.
Content:
The male program; the female program; cellular and molecular biology of pollen development; pollen-pistil interactions and recognition mechanisms; self-incompatibility and breeding systems; pollination biology; sperm cell biology; fertilisation processes and embryogenesis; male sterility in hybrid crop production; applications of genetic engineering techniques in plant breeding and biotechnology.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination; a practical project and a review essay. A pass in the practical work is a hurdle requirement.
1. Botany, Faculty of Science (v4, p175) : Next:606-306 | Prev:606-304
2. Botany, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p78) : Next:606-306 | Prev:606-304
Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Professor R B Knox.
Prerequisite: Botany 606-201 and one of 606-202 or 606-203 (From 1996: Botany 606-201 and one of 202 or 205 + 206 or 215 + 216).
Contact: 26 lectures (two each week), 26 hours practical work and a 1-day excursion of up to five hours
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students should gain:
- a knowledge base of spore and gamete formation, fertilisation, seed-setting and developmental processes in plants;
- an understanding of the concepts of pollination biology in Australian plants;
- applications of molecular techniques in plant breeding and biotechnology.
Content:
The male program; the female program; cellular and molecular biology of pollen development; pollen-pistil interactions and recognition mechanisms; self-incompatibility and breeding systems; pollination biology; sperm cell biology; fertilisation processes and embryogenesis; male sterility in hybrid crop production; applications of genetic engineering techniques in plant breeding and biotechnology.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination; a practical project and a review essay. A pass in the practical work is a hurdle requirement.
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2. Botany, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p78) : Next:606-306 | Prev:606-304
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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