Date Lecture Topic Reading Assignment Wed, January  9 Course introduction  Handouts  Mon, January 14 Introduction to plant propagation  -- Wed, January 16 Biology of propagation Chapter 1 Mon, January 21  No Class (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) Chapter 2  Wed, January 23 Biology of propagation Chapter 2 Mon, January 28 Propagation facility  Chapter 3  Wed, January 30 Development of seed  Chapter 4  Mon, February 4  Development of seed  Chapter 4  Wed, February 6 Principles and proactices of seed selection  Chapter 5  Wed, February 11 Seed production and handling Chapter 6  Wed, February 13 Seed production and handling Chapter 6 Mon, February 18 No Ckass (Presidents' Day) Wed, February 20  Examination I  -- Mon, February 25 Principles of propagatioin from seed  Chapter 7  Wed, February 27 Techniques of propagation by seed Chapter 8  Mon, March 3  No Class (Spring Break) Chapter 9  Wed, March 5  No Class (Spring Break) Chapter 9  Mon, March 10 Principles of propagation by cutting   -- Wed, March 12 Principles of propagation by cutting   -- Mon, March 17 Techniques of propagation by cutting Chapter 10  Wed, March 19 Techniques of propagation by cutting  Chapter 10  Mon, March 24 Principles of grafting and budding Chapter 11  Wed, March 26  Examination II   -- Mon, March 31 Principles of grafting and budding Chapter 11 Wed, April  2 Propagation by grafting Chapter 12 Mon, April 7 Propagation by budding Chapter 13 Wed, April 9 Propagation by layering Chapter 14  Mon, April 14 Propagation by specialized stems and roots Chapter 15  Wed, April 16 Principles and practices of clonal propagation Chapter 16  Mon, April 21 Principles and practices of clonal propagation Chapter 16 Wed, April 23 Principles and tissuculture and micropropagation Chapter 17  Mon, April 30 Techniques of  micropropagation Chapter 18  Wed, May 5 Final Exam (1:00-3:00 p.m.)    -- The dates for certain lecture topics are subject to change. E-mail to Dr. Lee