Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Merced College/Plant Propagation (Fall)

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Course name
Plant Propagation
Institution
Merced College
Instructor
Andrew Codd
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2024-08-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Students will be editing existing articles or writing new articles.

Course Outline I. Introduction to Plant Propagation: A. Elementary botany and plant physiology related to sexual and asexual propagation B Nomenclature related to propagation C. Future growth/employment

II Structures, Media. Fertilizers. Soil Mixtures, and Containers used for Propagation: A Greenhouses and structures B. Various growing media and applications C. Fertilizer blends and applications relating to plant propagation D. Soil mixtures and their components E. Container types and selection for various applications

III. Sexual Propagation: A. The development of fruit, seeds and spores B. Principles and techniques of propagation by seeds C. Production of genetically pure seed

IV. Asexual Propagation: A. Nature and importance of asexual propagation B. Genetic variation in asexually propagated plants C. Production and maintenance of pathogen-free, true-to-type clones D. Anatomical and physiological basis of propagation E. Techniques of propagation by cuttings. grafting, budding, layering, and specialized stems and roots

V. Special Methods of Propagation: A. Aseptic methods of micro-propagation B. Techniques and procedures for tissue layering and culturing

VI. Cultural considerations of plant production

VII. Propagation and growing structures

Student Assigned Reviewing
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