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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
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