Plant growth and development emphasizing factors pertinent to
economic plants. The physiological processes of growth,
juvenility, maturity, leaf and shoot growth patterns, floral
initiation and development, embryogenesis, fruitset, dormancy,
and senescence. The effects of environment on plant growth and
development.
Athena Title
Plant Growth and Development
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to examine and discuss topics in plant growth and development, particularly issues that are pertinent to economic plants.
Students will be able to evaluate the physiological processes of growth, juvenility, maturity, flower initiation and development, embryogenesis, fruitset, senescence, dormancy, and environmental effects on growth and development using current review articles and the primary literature.
Topical Outline
Growth and differentiation, polarity
Cell wall biosynthesis and regulation
Embryogenesis
Seed germination and dormancy
Leaf development
Shoot types and growth patterns, bud break and dormancy
Juvenility and maturity, phase change
Floral induction and development, reproductive strategies
Regulation of fruiting
Effects of temperature, chilling, freezing and heat stress on plant growth and development
Effects of water and drought on plant growth and development
Effects of light, photomorphogenesis, and photoperiodism on plant growth and development
