PLSC 368-Plant
Propagation
Spring Semester, 2008
Lab Schedule
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Lab Exercise | Location |
| Wed, January 9 |
Introduction (Greenhouse, facilities) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, January 16 | Propagation by Seed (Stratification, scarification) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, January 23 | Tissue Culture Propagation (Media preparation, orchid seed germination) |
Tissue Culture Lab |
| Wed, January 30 | Tissue Culture Propagation (Sterilization, culture initiation) |
Tissue Culture Lab |
| Wed, February 6 | Cutting Propagation (Deciduous woody plants) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, February 13 | Cutting Propagation (Evergreen woody plants) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, February 20 | Cutting Propagation (Herbaceous plants) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, February 27 | Propagation by Grafting (Knife sharpening, pre-grafting exercises) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, March 5 |
No class
(Spring Break) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, March 12 | Propagation by Grafting (Bark and cleft grafts) |
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| Wed, March 19 |
Propagation by Grafting (Whip-and-tongure grafts) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, April 26 | Propagatioin by Grafting (Budding) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, April 2 |
Tissue Culture Propagation (Subcultures, soil establishment) |
Tissue Culture Lab |
| Wed, April 9 |
Layering and Propagatioin by Underground
Storage
Organs (Ficus, bulbs, corms, scales, tubers) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, April 16 | Propagation by Special Techniques (Cactus, seedling, and micrografting) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, April 23 | Propagation by Division (Day lilies, orchids, ferns) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
| Wed, April 30 |
Free Lab (Terminate experiments, reports due) |
Horticulture Greenhouse |
This schedule is subject to change.