- -   AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM  - -

(CLF7000)  Advanced Core Cluster:  PLANT SCIENCE AND SOIL SCIENCE

    (CLF7250)  Unit Title:  PLANT REPRODUCTION

                               UNIT DIRECTORY:

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        Code         Topic Title                          Hours     Year(s)
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       (CLF7251)     Sexual Reproduction                   5         3 / 4  
                                                                            
       (CLF7252)     Asexual Reproduction                  5         3 / 4  
                                                                            
                                    TOTAL TIME FOR UNIT = 10

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UNIT GOAL:  Students will differentiate the two types of plant reproduction 
            and explain important factors concerning propagation.

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UNIT OBJECTIVES:  Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able 
                  to:

1.  Explain the difference between sexual and vegetative propagation.

2.  Demonstrate an application of both sexual and vegetative propagation.

3.  Discuss how sexual and asexual propagation are used in agriculture.

4.  Describe two situations of pollen transfer that can be called "self 
    pollination".

5.  Discuss four methods by which pollen is distributed.

6.  Define pollination.

7.  List and describe in order of occurrence, the major events that take 
    place in sexual reproduction of flowering plants including pollination,
    fertilization and seed production.

8.  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of seed (sexual) propagation 
    as compared to vegetative propagation.

9.  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of vegetative  (asexual) 
    propagation as compared to sexual propagation.


10. Demonstrate four environmental factors that affect the rooting of a
    stem cutting. (e.g., soil temperature, humidity, light, and rooting 
    media.)

11. Describe the process of regeneration in plants (of shoots and roots)
    and explain how this related to vegetative propagation.

12. Demonstrate two of the following types of grafts: whip (tongue), cleft, 
    notch, bark, and side.

13. Demonstrate one of the following types of budding: "T" (shield), chip, 
    patch, and ring.

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REFERENCES:

Hartman, H.,  Flocker, W., and Kofranek, A.  (1988).  PLANT SCIENCE, GROWTH 
  DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS.  Inglewood Cliffs,
  N.J.: Prentice Hall.

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RESOURCES:

Ag Access (Agricultural book source).  P.O. Box 2008, Davis, CA 95616
  (916) 756-7177.  (Contact for catalog.)

Vocational Education Productions (VEP) (slides, videos, etc.).  California 
  Poloytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407.  In Calif.: 
  (805) 756-2295; outside of Calif: 1-800-235-4146.  (Contact for catalog.)

EISI (representatives for a variety of educational software publishers).
  225 Grant Road, Los Altos, CA 94024.  In Calif.: (800) 748-6519; outside
  of Calif: (800) 748-6519.  (Contact for catalog.)



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