DURATION: PCP 504 PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 UNITS 3 HOURS PER WEEK COURSE DETAILS: COURSE DETAILS: Course Coordinator: Email: Office Location: Other Lecturers: DR A.O.OLAIYA olaiyaao@unaab.edu.ng Room 131‚ COLPLANT Prof V.I.O OLOWE‚ Prof P.O.ADETILOYE‚ DR M.O.ATAYESE‚ DR O.S SAKARIYAWO COURSE CONTENT: Seed germination and dormancy. Juvenility and senescence. Translocation and respiration in crops‚ role of environmental resources. Water and water stress in plants. Light and solar radiation
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Plant Transport Plants are mostly made up of water. Lettuce is about 94% water and a potato is about 77% water. Plants need water for three main purposes: ------photosynthesis‚ -support -transport of chemicals Water is a raw material for photosynthesis. If water is in short supply‚ the rate of photosynthesis will be limited. Plants need water for support‚ otherwise they wilt. Water is needed to transport many chemicals within plants. Chemicals‚ such as mineral salts‚ dissolve in water and
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Plants and humans are perhaps the most important organisms‚ however‚ us humans‚ have caused the death of thousands of plants by starting fires and by cutting down trees for things such as paper and furniture. Plants make oxygen which is very important for our survival; we can’t live without it. In the year 2003 alone‚ 774500 acres of land‚ that contained not only threes but animals too‚ were burned in California (Jane Strong‚ 2003). Some of this land was burned due to natural fires but some of it
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Ornamental Plants Nursey Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in garden and landscape design projects. Many people love to grow ornamental plants in their garden because ornamental plants have a kind of soothing effect‚ which help people to be relaxed when growing and taking care of it. In this business plan‚ we are going to grow ornamental plants from seed until big enough to be sold inside a greenhouse. The purpose of using greenhouse is to speed up the growth
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http://newmetode.Sharestiforp.com Plant tissue culture is a collection of techniques used to maintain or grow plant cells‚ tissues or organs under sterile conditions on a nutrient culture medium of known composition. Plant tissue culture is widely used to produce clones of a plant in a method known as micropropagation. Different techniques in plant tissue culture may offer certain advantages over traditional methods of propagation‚ including: • The production of exact copies of plants that produce particularly
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With the worlds population growing constantly quicker and more reliable ways to produce foods need to be made. Through hydroponics more plants and crops can be created in a shorter amount of time. "Hydroponics is an excellent method of conducting research with controlled conditions of nutrient availability." The problem is that if the exact amount of minerals are not used the produce may have negative side effects or unwanted results. Through the research of hydroponics the less fortunate can
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The C4 & CAM Pathway Many plant species that evolved in hot‚ dry climates fix carbon through alternative pathways. Under hot and dry conditions‚ plants can rapidly lose water to the air through small pores called stomata. Stomata (singular‚ stoma)‚ are usually located on the undersurface of the leaves. Plants can reduce water loss by partially closing their stomata when the air is hot and dry. Stomata are the major passageways through which CO2 enters and O2 leaves a plant. When a plant’s stomata are
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Statement: There are many common plants that contain medicinal properties that also explore information on treatment‚ health benefits & side effects. Guide Questions: 1. What are the common plants with medicinal properties? 2. What are the common medicinal properties that these plants contain? 3. What are the benefits and risks brought about by these medicinal properties of plants? 4. What are the side effects in taking up medicinal plants? Are there any? Sentence Outline
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invasive plant removal in front of Haggett Hall/McCarty Hall. Our duty was to plant some helping plants that can help maintain the environment‚ such as Sword ferns and Wall lettuce. There were also other tasks available including implanting signs and trash-picking-ups. Yet‚ I found removing invasive plant more appealing to me and thus that became my primary duty of the day. Invasive plants are defined as nonnative plants that are carried into the country either intentionally or not. Invasive plants are
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to show the effects that different colors of light have on plant growth. We separated our plants into different boxes and then covered the openings with colored cellophane. We conducted this experiment for approximately two weeks. Out of the colors blue‚ green‚ red‚ and yellow‚ the plant behind the blue cellophane grew the most. Research Problem What effects does different color light have on plant growth? Hypothesis The plants will grow taller under the red and blue light opposed to the
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