Plant Growth & Development Course Information Sheet
Course Overview
Plant Growth and Development is offered every Fall and will discuss the structure of plant developmental processes. It will also examine how environmental factors interact to affect and control plant growth and development and how production practices are used to regulate, control, and increase or improve crop production. Topics to be covered include embryogenesis, structure of the shoot apex, organogenesis of the leaf and shoot system, reproductive development, fruit development, dormancy, influence of light on growth, and tropisms.
Prerequisities: a class in plant physiology.
Expected Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students should:
1) Have an understanding of how the specific plant organs develop as the plant grows from an embryo to a flowering plant.
2) Know how photoperiod, temperature, light, wind, and other environmental factors affect plant growth and development.
3) Develop skills in collecting information on a specific plant growth practice and relay it in written form.
The campus coordinator for Mississippi State University is Dr. Richard Harkess (richard.harkess@msstate.edu) and the course management system is Canvas.
Instructor
Dr. Richard L. Harkess
(662)325-4556
richard.harkess@msstate.edu
Required Text(s)
Srivastava, L.M., 2001. Plant Growth and Development Hormones and Environment. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
Steeves, T.A. and I.M. Sussex. 1990. Patterns in Plant Development. Cambridge University Press, New York.