Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops (1+1)

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  Topic 1

  Lecture No.1
  

  Growth
  

  
  

  • Definition-Growth Page
  • Patterns of Growth and Development-Some Features of Plant Growth Page
  • Kinetics of growth – the course of growth (Grand period of growth) or sigmoid curve (Grand period curve) Page
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  Topic 2

  Lecture No. 2
  

  Growth factors and growth correlation
  

  
  

  • Growth factors
  • 1. Internal factors Page
  • 2. Environmental factors Page
  • Limitation of growth factors Page
  • Growth correlations
  • Growth correlations Page
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  Topic 3

  Lecture No.3
  

  Growth analysis
  
  

  • Definition-Growth Analysis Page
  • Parameters arrived through growth analysis Page
  • Analysis of growth parameters Page
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  Topic 4

  Lecture No. 4
  Plant Growth Hormones
  

  
  

  • Introduction- Plant Growth Hormones Page
  • Auxins
  • Discovery and Chemical Nature Page
  • Synthetic Auxins Page
  • Physiological effects of Auxin Page
  • Distribution of auxin (IAA) in plant Page
  • Distribution of auxin in monocot and dicot seedlings Page
  • Biosynthesis of Auxin (IAA) in plants Page
  • Transport of auxin in plant Page
  • Destruction / inactivation of auxin in plant Page
  • Gibberellins
  • Introduction Page
  • Physiological effects of gibberellins Page
  • Distribution of gibberellins in plants Page
  • Biosynthesis of gibberellins in plants Page
  • Gibberellins transport in plant Page
  • Cytokinins
  • Discovery and chemical nature Page
  • Cytokinins in t-RNA Page
  • Synthetic cytokinins Page
  • Biosynthesis of cytokinins Page
  • Physiological effects of kinetin (Cytokinins) Page
  • Brassinosteroids
    
  • Brassinosteroids Page
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  Topic 5

  Lecture No.5
  

  Abscisic acid, Ethylene and other growth retardants
  

  
  

  • Abscisic Acid (ABA)
  • Introduction-Abscisic Acid (ABA) Page
  • Physiological role Page
  • Biosynthesis of ABA in plants Page
  • Occurrence and distribution of ABA in plants Page
  • Ethylene
  • Introduction-Ethylene Page
  • Chemical nature Page
  • Physiological role Page
  • Biosynthesis of ethylene Page
  • Factors Stimulating Ethylene Biosynthesis Page
  • Growth Retardants
  • Introduction- Growth retardants Page
  • 1. Maleic hydrazide (MH) Page
  • 2. Jasmonic acid Page
  • 3. Uniconazole Page
  • 4. Paclobutrazol Page
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  Topic 6

  Lecture No.6
  

  Mechanisms of Abscission and Senescence of leaves
  

  
  

  • Abscission of leaves Page
  • Mechanism of abscission Page
  • Senescence in plants Page
  • Programmed Cell Death (PCD) Page
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
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  Topic 7

  Lecture No. 7
  

  Flowering: Floral development-factors affecting flowering
  

  • Initiation of flower primordial Page
  • Reproductive development Page
  • The development of the inflorescence Page
  • Plant hormones and flowering Page
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
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  Topic 8

  Lecture No.8
  

  Physiology of Flowering in plants
  

  
  

  • Photoperiodism Page
  • The Day-length Requirements for Flowering in Three Categories of Plants Page
  • Short Day Plants (SDP) Page
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  Topic 9

  Lecture No.9
  

  Mid-term Examination
  

  
  
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  Topic 10

  Lecture No.10
  

  Photoperiodic Induction and Floral Hormone
  

  
  

  • Definition-photoperiodic induction Page
  • Perception of Photoperiodic Stimulus and Presence of a Floral Hormone Page
  • Nature of the Floral Hormone Page
  • Phytochrome Page
  • Gibberllins and the flowering response Page
  • Importance of photoperiodism Page
  • Some Phytochrome mediated photoresponses in Plants Page
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
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  Topic 11

  Lecture No.11
  

  Vernalization: perception of cold stimulus, presence of floral hormone-mechanisms of vernalization-devernalization-practical utility
  

  
  

  • Definition-Vernalization Page
  • Perception of the cold stimulus Page
  • Presence of floral hormone Page
  • Conditions necessary for vernalization Page
  • Mechanism of vernalization Page
  • Devernalization Page
  • Vernalization and gibberellins Page
  • Practical utility of vernalization Page
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  Topic 12

  Lecture No.12
  

  Physiological basis of training and pruning
  

  
  

  • Physiological basis of pruning Page
  • Season of pruning Page
  • Reasons for Pruning Page
  • Plan Approach to Pruning Page
  • Physiology of training and pruning Page
  • Plant Growth Page
  • Plant Hormones Page
  • Shoot bending Page
  • Additional Pruning Facts Page
  • Summary Page
  • Canopy Regulation in Fruit Crops
  • Canopy management Page
  • Tools for the canopy management Page
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
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  Topic 13

  Lecture No.13
  

  Source and Sink Relationship
  
  

  • Introduction Page
  • How do you increase source and sink activity Page
  • Phloem transport Page
  • Translocation rates Page
  • Assimilate partitioning Page
  • Source & Sink relationship Page
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  Topic 14

  Lecture No.14
  

  Regulation of fruit set and development
  

  
  

  • Physiological development of fruits Page
  • Postharvest Life Page
  • Regulation of fruit drop Page
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  Topic 15

  Lecture No.15
  

  Physiology of Fruit Ripening-climacteric and non-climacteric fruits-Hormonal influence
  

  
  

  • Definition-Fruit ripening Page
  • 1. Changes with ripening Page
  • 2. The respiratory climacteric Page
  • 3. Hormonal control of ripening Page
  • Symptoms of Fruit Ripening Page
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
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  Topic 16

  Lecture No.16
  

  Physiology of seed development and maturation
  

  
  

  • Introduction Page
  • Endosperm development and composition Page
  • Morphological and biochemical changes accompanying seed development Page
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  Topic 17

  Lecture No.17
  

  Dormancy of Seeds and Buds and Germination

  • Dormancy of seeds Page
  • Factors causing dormancy of seeds Page
  • Types of Dormancy Page
  • Methods of Breaking Seed Dormancy Page
  • Advantages of dormancy Page
  • Seed germination Page
  • Physiological and biochemical changes during seed germination Page
  • Emergence of seedling out of the seed coat Page
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