 College of Agriculture & Life Sciences |
Distance Education....Fall 2008 |
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| Tuition/Fees | $934 G / Other fees that will be assessed |
| Prerequisites | Instructor permission is required or Admission to the Seed Technology and Business Program |
| Course Description | Course
content is devided under two major components. The first (roughly
30%) deals with the introduction to basic concepts and principles
of plant physiology and covers topics on plant cell, plant water relations
(water uptake and transport), nutrient uptake and transport, photosynthesis,
respiration, plant hormones, plant responses to production environments,
environmental control of flowering (manipulation of flowering time
and vernalization in temperate biennials). The second component (roughly
70%)will discuss physiological aspects of seed development (including
floral development, pollination, fertilization), seed maturation (acquisition
of desiccation tolerance), vigor, longevity and storage, dormancy,
germination, seed enhancement techniques (priming) and interactions
with chemical seed treatments (fungicides, insecticides). |
| Course Website | http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/ |
| Delivery Format | WebCT & Video CD |
| Technology Requirements | Email - Computer/Software Requirements |
| Text |
OPTIONAL TEXT: J. Derek Bewley and Michael Black. 1994. Seeds: Physiology of Development and Germination. 2nd edition. Plenum Press. ISBN: 0306447487. Lawrence O. Copeland and Miller B. McDonald. 2001. Principles of Seed Science and Technology. 4th edition. Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN: 0792373227. |
| Register
for this class, please visit: New Students - Complete registration form Returning Students - AccessPlus Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST). |
 Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011. Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924. © College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Distance Education - 15-Aug-2008 |