syllabus course schedule lectures assignments handouts
Tentative Lecture and Lab Schedule
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Date |
Lecture Topic |
Lab |
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Jan. 15 |
Organization, Philosophy and Details of
the Class Biology of Plant
Propagation (Chapter 2) |
Tour Greenhouses Discuss & View
Containers and Media Components
Fern Propagation |
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Jan. 22 |
The Propagation Environment (Chapter 3) Clonal Selection
(Chapter 16) Tissue
Culture/Micropropagation (Chapters 17 and 18) |
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Jan. 29 |
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Tissue Culture
Seed Dormancy part 1 |
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Feb. 5 |
LECTURE EXAM 1 |
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Feb. 12 |
The Development of Seeds (Chapter 4) Seed Selection
(Chapter 5) Data Collection and
Writing Lab Reports |
Mist System
Components and Cost Analysis |
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Feb. 19 |
Seed Production and Handling (Chapter 6) Seed Propagation
(Chapter 7 and 8) |
Germination Environment |
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Feb. 26 |
Discussion Session 1 |
Plant Seeds for MSU Flower Variety Trial |
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March 4 |
Propagation by Cuttings (Chapters 9 and
10) |
Propagation by Cuttings: Herbaceous Plants |
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March 11 |
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MIDTERM LAB PRACTICAL EXAM |
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March 18 |
LECTURE EXAM 2 |
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March 25 |
NO CLASSES—SPRING BREAK |
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Apr. 1 |
Specialized Stems and Roots (Chapter 15) Discussion Session
2 |
Bulb Propagation
Seed Dormancy part 2 |
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Apr. 8 |
Grafting and Budding (Chapters 11, 12
and 13) |
Grafting and Budding |
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Apr. 15 |
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Propagation by Cuttings: Green Softwood Phase |
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Apr. 22 |
Layering (Chapter 14) |
Division, Layering
and Air Layering
Tissue Culture Transfers |
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Apr. 29 |
Discussion Session 3 |
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May 6 |
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FINAL LAB PRACTICAL
EXAM
Wrap Up Projects and Trade Plants |
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May 13 |
FINAL LECTURE EXAM
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. |
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