Biology 360: Plant Development

Spring 2004

Professor Diane Robertson
Office: Science 1204
641-269-3039
Email: robertdc@grinnell.edu

Office Hours: M-F, 9:00-10:00 am; Friday afternoons, 2:00-4:00 pm or by appointment.

• Course Description
• Lecture Outline
• Laboratory Schedule
• Links to reading assignments and e-reserves
  
  
• Induction of Lateral Roots [Word DOC]
• Maize Embryo Protocol [Word DOC]
• GUS Expression Protocol [Word DOC]
• Lettuce Experiment Protocol [Word DOC]
• Pollen Tube Germination [Word DOC]
  

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Course Description:
360 Plant Development, 4 credits

An examination of the molecular, structural, hormonal, and environmental aspects of differentiation in plants. The main emphasis is on differentiation in higher plants, but developmental systems in the algae, fungi, and bryophytes are also examined. The laboratory includes plant tissue culture methods as tools for morphogenetic studies. Three lectures, one laboratory each week. Prerequisites: Biology 252 or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years.