Science and Exploitation of plants

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Decks in this class (15)

Week 1 - systematics and Plant structure
Spores 1,
Gametes 2,
Gametophyte 3
6  cards
Week 2 - Plant cells
Cell theory 1,
Why are cells so small 2,
All cells have what cell structure 3
14  cards
Week 2 - Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is what 1,
Ps occurs in what 2,
Chloroplasts contain several pigm...
20  cards
Week 3 - Photochrome
What is photochrome 1,
The 2 forms of photochrome 2,
Shade avoidance 3
4  cards
Week 3 - Auxin
What does auxin iaa do 1,
What are synthetic auxins used as 2,
Phototropism 3
6  cards
Week 3 - Cytokinins
What do cytokinins do 1,
Where do cytokinins come from 2,
What does cytokinin promote 3
7  cards
Week 4 - Gibberellins
Gibberellins promote 1,
Ga mutants are important why 2,
Auxin and gibberellins must be pr...
3  cards
Week 4 - ABA-Ethylene
Functions of aba 1,
Biosynthesis of ga aba and br 2,
Developmental effect of aba 3
10  cards
Week 5 - Plant genetics
The units of genetic information 1,
Types of ploidy 2,
How does meiosis help in reproduc...
3  cards
Week 5 - Plant Breeding
Polygenetic traits 1,
Self pollination pros and cons 2,
Cross pollination pros and cons 3
9  cards
Week 7 - Biofuels and Alcohols
Biofuel definition 1,
1st generation biofuels 2,
What is the problem with biofuels 3
4  cards
Week 8 - Soil and nutrients
The soil profile o a b c r 1,
Composition of soils 2,
Some macronutrients 3
4  cards
Week 10 - Pathology
Saprotrophs necrotrophs and biotr...,
Facultative parasites hemi biotro...
2  cards
Week 10 - Crop Pathogens
How do viruses spread 1,
The virus replication cycle 2,
What are nematodes 3
4  cards
Week 10 - Defence
2 types of plant defence 1,
Hypersensitive response hr 2,
Antimicrobial agents produced dur...
12  cards

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