Original investigations on assigned problems in horticulture. Application of genetic principles to the improvement of crop plants. Presentation of conventional plant breeding methods and special techniques such as polyploidy, interspecific hybridization and induced mutation. Lecture 3 hours per week. Current theory, research and production concepts in temperate zone pomology, specifically as related to Malus Prunus and Pyrus species.
Attention is on the tree's physiology and response.
Lecture discussion 3 hours per week. Lecture 3 hours, discussion 1 hour per week. AGRN 5013 and CHEM 5813 and CHEM 5843 are recommended but not required. Physiological process and molecular regulation in the development, dormancy, germination, and early growth of seeds. A basic knowledge of plants physiology expected.