Online Courses Handbook 2003

1730 (v.7) Plant Propagation 202

Area:	Department of Environmental Biology
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Overview of plant propagation - sexual, vegetative and in vitro propagation techniques, propagation media and structures. Seed germination, seed dormancy mechanisms, vegetative propagules, layering, techniques and physiology of grafting and root inductionin cuttings. Plant tissue culture - facilities, equipment and media, micropropagation and miscellaneous in vitro techniques.