Biology 360: Plant Development

Laboratory Schedule

Spring 2004: Biology 360 laboratory is held Thursday from 1:15 pm - 4:05 pm in Science 1611. Please contact Professor Diane Robertson at robertdc@grinnell.edu with course related questions.

 Week

   
   1 Initiation of primary cell cultures
   2 Sub-culturing of callus cultures
Initiation of suspension cultures
Organogenesis - the tobacco pith system
   3 Project: Influence of gibberellic acid and colchicine on cell growth
   4 Immunoassay for quantitative determination of ABA
   5 Finish immunoassay
   6 Anther and pollen culture
Pollen tube growth
   7 Organ culture - vegetative structures
   8 Regulation of expression of the cor15a gene in Arabidopsis
   9 Project: Factors affecting cor15a gene expression
  10 Finish cor15a projects
Plan maize embryo development
  11 Organ culture - reproductive structures
Project: Maize embryo development
  12 Induction of differentiation of xylem cells
  13 Effect of hormones on lateral root formation
Examine results of xylem differentiation experiment
  14 Lab clean up - required cultures due

 

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