HORT 201 Plant Propagation                                           

            Spring, 2009

 

Professor:                          Dr. Tanya M. Quist

                                                Office:  223 HORT  

                                    e-mail:  tquist@purdue.edu

                                    Campus Phone:                49-41345

                                    Office hours:      MW 10:20am - 11:55am, T 10-11am & 1-2pm.

                                                                    Other times: by appointment.

 

Teaching Assistants:

                                Anne Knoeller                   aknoelle@purdue.edu                 49-67955              HORT 129

                                Joelle Muhlemann          jmuhlema@purdue.edu              49-66268              HORT 114A

 

Class:  Monday and Wednesday 9:30 am-10:20 am in HORT 117

 

Laboratory:  Tuesdays in the Horticulture Greenhouse, HRGH 1104

 

Lab Section             Time

1                      Tuesday 9:30-11:20 am

2                      Tuesday 1:30-3:20 pm

3                      Tuesday 3:30-5:20 pm

 

Course Objectives:

1.    To understand the genetic, physiological and environmental factors which influence the success of sexual and asexual propagation techniques.

 

2.    To understand and be able to carry out the principal techniques of plant propagation.  You should be able to:

            a. Demonstrate various techniques when requested.

            b. Determine which techniques would be most applicable for a particular situation.

            c. Discuss the biological principles underlying the techniques you will demonstrate.

 

Textbook:          

Hartmann, Kester, Davies & Geneve (2002) Hartmann and Kesters’ Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices, 7th edition. Prentice Hall.  (An accompanying CD provides additional information on more than 200 terms used in plant propagation.)

 

Laboratory Handouts: 

Handouts with information for each laboratory on will be passed out in class on Mondays of each week. Handouts will also be available on the course website at: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/courses/HORT201/default.html the Friday before lab. Keep these handouts as many lab practical exams questions will be derived from the information in the handouts.

 

Attendance:

Class and laboratory attendance is required for success in this course.  Lab attendance will enhance your understanding of course material and is essential to do well on the Lab Practical Exams. Labs will directly prepare you for Practical Exams in which you will demonstrate skills learned during the labs.

 

 

Grading:                                                                                                                             

                Points

Midterm Exam I                                                                75

Midterm Exam II                                                              75

10 Lab Quizzes – 10 pts each                                       100

Lab Exercises                                                                     50

Pop Quizzes in class                                                        25

Final Exam                                                                           75

2 laboratory practical exams @ 75 pts each           150

Total points                                                                        550

 

Grades:

495 - 550  points =   A   90 to 100 %

440 - 494  points =   B   80 to 89 %

385 - 439  points =   C   70 to 79 %

330 - 384  points =   D   60 to 69 %

less than 330 pts  =   F    less than 60 %

 

 

Quizzes will be given at the beginning of each laboratory section and may cover material from assigned readings, lectures, and laboratory handouts for that week. No make-up quizzes will be offered, but one quiz may be dropped. Quizzes will also be administered randomly in class throughout the semester and will cover material from the previous lecture.

 

Midterms and the final exam will include multiple choice, short answer and essay in nature. The final exam will be comprehensive, covering the lecture portion of the entire course.

 

The two lab practical exams will measure your retention of principles, concepts and techniques learned in labs during the semester.  In particular, the final lab practical will emphasize your mastery of techniques such as cuttings, layering, grafting, and tissue culture protocols.  In addition, you will be asked to identify and discuss the significance of tools, supplies, equipment, growth regulators, resource publications and other aspects of plant propagation that you have observed during the semester.

 

Missed midterm exams may be made up only if you have an excused absence that is communicated to the professor prior to class. If you are seriously ill (hospitalized) and unable to relay a message to me in advance, see me as soon as you return with a note from your physician before discussing a make-up exam.

 

Students with disabilities: If you have a disability that requires special accommodation, please discuss this with Dr. Quist during the first three weeks of the semester.

 

Important Dates to Remember:

Jan. 26^th - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on academic record

Feb. 9^th  -  Last day to drop a course without a grade being assigned

Mar. 23^rd  - Last day to drop a course (with a passing or failing grade)

 

The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus as the needs of the class dictate. Any changes will be announced in class.