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Introduction/ Patterns in Plant Development | Introduction to plant development; compare and contrast with animial development. Embryogenesis; establishing basic body plan | ![]() |
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Embryogenesis/Shoot development | Embryogenesis continued | ![]() |
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Root development/ Hormones introduction | Cell plate formation and organ shape; shoot apical meristem | ![]() |
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Root development/ Hormones introduction | Phyllotaxy and the root apical meristem | ![]() |
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Auxin | Auxin: discovery, biosynthesis, transport. | ![]() |
6. | Auxin | Auxin: transport, acid growth hypothesis, phototropism | ||
7. | Auxin | Auxin: gravitropism; other physiological roles, molecular mechanism of action. Introduction to cytokinins | ||
8. | Cytokinins | Cytokinins: discovery and biosynthesis, sites of action; physiological roles, receptor and signal transduction. Introduction to gibberellins: discovery, biiosynthesis, seed germination and other roles. | ||
9. | Gibberellins | Gibberellins continued: identification of receptors and signaling mechanism. Ethylene: discovery and biosythesis. Physioloical roles, senescence, fruit ripening. Receptors and signaling mechanism. | ||
10. | Phytochrome | Phytochrome: properties; structure; ecological significance | ||
11. | Blue light receptors | Blue light signaling: phototropin discovery and properties, role in phototropsim. | ||
12. | circadian clock/Flowering | Circadian clock function and molecular basis; flowering time control | ||
13. | Photoperiodism | Circadian clock function and molecular basis; flowering time control | ||
14. | Flower development; water relations | ABC model of flower development |