Lectures: Seed Development: Introduction

  Seed Development: Reproductive Life Cycles

  Seed Development: Characteristics of a Seed,
 Stages of Seed Development, Unusual Seed
 Development, Plant Hormones in Seed
 Development

  Principles and Practices of Seed Selection:
 Introduction, Pollination Biology, and
 Breeding Systems

  Principles and Practices of Seed Selection:
 Seed Propagated Cultivars

  Principles and Practices of Seed Selection:
 Control of Genetic Variability During Production

  Principles and Practices of Seed Selection:
 Property and Legal Issues

Read: Chapter 4 and 5

Do: Chapter 4 Lecture Study Questions (PDF)

 Chapter 4 Interactive Self-Review Quiz
  (HTML5)

Do: Chapter 5 Lecture Study Questions (PDF)

 Chapter 5 Interactive Self-Review Quiz
  (HTML5)

Use: PropG Web App, Seed Propagation Glossary

Guest Lectures: Breeding Ornamental Plants
 (Freyre) (Mediasite) (35 min. lecture)

 Freyre Guest Lecture Printout (PDF)

Demonstrations:Management and Record Keeping in a Plant
  Breeding Program
 (Clark) (Mediasite) (30 min. lecture)

  Gerbera Hybridization
 (Krishna) (Mediasite) (20 min. lecture)

 Krishna Guest Lecture Printout (PDF)

  A Day in the Life of a Begonia Breeder
 (Julian Ginori) (YouTube) (5 min.)

Lectures: Techniques of Seed Production and Handling
  Commercial Seed Production

  Techniques of Seed Production and Handling
  Seed Testing, Treatments, and Storage

Read: Chapter 6

Do: Chapter 6 Lecture Study Questions (PDF)

 Chapter 6 Interactive Self-Review Quiz
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Lectures: Principles of Propagation from Seeds:
 Seed Germination

  Principles of Propagation from Seeds:
 Seed Dormancy

Read: Chapter 7

Do: Chapter 7 Lecture Study Questions (PDF)

 Chapter 7 Interactive Self-Review Quiz
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Lectures: Techniques of Propagation by Seed

Read: Chapter 8

Do: Chapter 8 Lecture Study Questions (PDF)

 Chapter 8 Interactive Self-Review Quiz
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Guest Lecture: Seedling Production, Knox nursery
 Winter Garden, FL
 (Knox) (mp4, streaming) (9 min. video)