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WEEK
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DATE
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LECTURE
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TOPIC
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Reading Assignment
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1
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Jan. 12
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1
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Overview
of Plant Propagation
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Chap. 2
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Jan. 13
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Quiz 1 Lab 1: Seed germination treatments
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Jan. 14
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2
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Comparison
of Sexual vs. Asexual Propagation
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Chap. 2
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2
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Jan. 19
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No
class – Martin Luther King Day
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Chap. 3
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Jan. 20
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Quiz 2 - Lab 2: Deciduous hardwood cuttings
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Jan.
21
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3
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Asexual
propagation methods
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Chap. 3
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3
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Jan. 26
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4
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Cutting
biology (adventitious organ formation)
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Chap. 3, 10
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Jan. 27
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Quiz 3 - Lab 3: Coniferous hardwood cuttings
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Jan. 28
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5
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Pre-cutting
considerations
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Chap. 9, 10
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4
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Feb. 2
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6
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Plant
growth regulators (Auxins & Cytokinins)
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Chap. 10
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Feb. 3
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Quiz 4 - Lab 4: Softwood and leaf cuttings
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Feb. 4
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7
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Plant
growth regulators (Gibberellin, ABA, Ethylene)
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Chap. 10
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5
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Feb. 9
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8
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Rooting
media effects on root structure
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Chap. 10
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Feb.
10
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Quiz 5 - Lab 5: Propagating herbaceous perennials
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Feb.
11
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9
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Propagation
by specialized stems and roots
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Chap. 15
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6
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Feb.
16
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10
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Layering
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Chap. 14
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Feb.
17
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Quiz 6 - Lab 6: Prop. by specialized stems & roots
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Feb.
18
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EXAM I
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7
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Feb.
23
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11
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Introduction
to plant tissue culture
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Chap. 17
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Feb.
24
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Quiz 7 - Lab 7: Tissue
culture I: shoot-tip culture & organogenesis
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Feb.
25
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12
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TC
systems part I (plantlet, seedling, callus culture)
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Chap. 17
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8
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Mar. 2
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13
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TC
systems part II (embryo culture)
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Chap. 17
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Mar. 3
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LAB
PRACTICAL EXAM I
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Mar.4
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14
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Tissue
culture media
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Chap. 18
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9
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Mar. 9
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15
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Factors
affecting morphogenesis
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Chap. 18
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Mar.
10
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Quiz 8 - Lab 8: Tissue
culture II: embryo culture
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Mar.
11
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16
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Potential
problems with tissue culture
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Chap. 18
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--
Spring Break March 16 – 20 --
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10
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Mar.
23
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17
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Seed
development
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Chap. 5
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Mar.
24
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Quiz 9 - Lab 9: Grafting:
willows & herbaceous plants
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Mar.
25
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18
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Germination
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Chap. 6, 7
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11
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Mar.
30
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19
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Seed
biochemistry
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Chap. 7
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Mar.
31
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Quiz 10 - Lab 10: Grafting: practice only (apple)
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Chap. 12
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Apr. 1
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20
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Seed
dormancy
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Chap. 7
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12
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Apr. 6
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EXAM II
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Apr. 7
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Lab 11: Grafting
& budding of apple rootstocks
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Chap. 13
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Apr. 8
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21
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Plant
breeding systems I (Self-, cross-pollination)
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Chap. 4
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13
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Apr.
13
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22
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Plant
breeding systems II (Apomixis )
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Chap. 4
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Apr.
14
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Quiz 11 - Lab 12: Data
collection for previous labs;
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Apr.
15
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23
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Seed
certification and storage
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Chap. 6
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14
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Apr.
20
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24
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Grafting:
introduction
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Chap. 12
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Apr.
21
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Lab 13: Grafting: topworking practices
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Apr.
22
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25
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Grafting,
budding, layering: techniques
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Chap. 13-15
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15
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Apr.
27
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26
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Graft
healing and compatibility
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Chap. 12
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Apr.
28
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LAB
PRACTICAL EXAM II
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Apr.
29
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27
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Grafting
stock/scion interactions
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Chap. 12
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May
4-8
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Final
Exam
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Comprehensive
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