HORT 482
Plant Tissue Culture

Credit: 4 hours.


Survey, description, and applications of cell and tissue culture strategies for plant research and production. Topics include culture environment, media composition, tissue manipulation, organogenesis, embryogenesis, somatic hybridization, bioreactors and use of these techniques for plant propagation and physiological and biochemical research. Independent research project is conducted by each student. Same as CPSC 482. Prerequisite: CHEM 232 and IB 103.