CBT 620
CBT 620: Developmental Plant Biology
Winter 2018
Instructor: M A Baset Mia
Course Layout
Lecture # | Date | Topic |
| 1 | Scope and Importance of the Course | |
| 2 | Growth of Plant | |
| 3 | Growth curve | |
| 4 | Factor affecting plant growth (vegetative) | |
| 5 | Factors affecting reproductive growth | |
| 6 | Growth Analysis | |
| 7 | Criticism of different growth analyses formulae | |
| 8 | Development of plant | |
| 9 | Balance between growth and development | |
| 10 | Differentiation | |
| 11 | 1st Midterm Exam. | |
| 12 | Plant photomorphogenesis | |
| 13 | Phytochrome and its action in photomorphogenesis | |
| 14 | Photoperiodism | |
| 15 | Classification of plants on the basisis of photoperiodism | |
| 16 | Physiology of flowering | |
| 17 | Flower induction and photomorphogenesis | |
| 18 | Factor affecting photo induction | |
| 19 | Growth regulator | |
| 20 | Mode of action of juvenile hormone | |
| 21 | 2nd Midterm Exam | |
| 21 | Mode of action of death hormone | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | Factors affecting ageing and senescence | |
| 24 | Vernalization | |
| 25 | Mechanism of Vernalization | |
| 26 | Plant movement and its mechanism | |
| 27 | Physiology of ageing | |
| 28 | Physiology of senescence | |
| 29 | Physiology of fruit setting | |
| 30 | Review of the course |
Assessment System
Bibliography
- Introduction to Plant Physiology by William G. Hopkins
Photomorphogenesis
It is the branch of physiology deals with the morphological changes due to the effect of light.
Photoceceptors: Pigments that absorb light for the use of physiological process. Various types of pigments are responsible for the photomorphogenesis process:
- Phycobilins
- Carotenoids
- Cryptochrome
- UV-B Receptors
- Flavonoids
- Betacyanins
- Phytochrome