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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Botany

606-305 Plant Reproduction and Development

Credit Points:

14.0

Coordinator:

Professor R B Knox

Prerequisite/s:

Botany 606-201 and one of 606-202 or 606-205 + 606-206 or 606-215 + 606-216.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 lectures (2 a week), 26 hours practical work and a 1-day excursion of up to five hours

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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