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Course Discription |
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The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the genetic mechanisms responsible for the differences in plant reproductive biology and how to use the advantages of these differences in the plant propagation. The course includes the following topics: Composition and function of the flower, composition of pollen grains, their forms and functions, multiplicity of fertilization, composition of seeds and their forms and functions. The course also describes self-pollination in the plant and the mechanisms that prevent its occurrence in other plants, the mechanisms of asexual reproduction in plants, vegetative reproduction and agriculture, plant biotechnology and controversy. Furthermore, it elucidates the characteristics of plant life history, its role in the phenomenon of plant spread and biological invasion and the negative effects on indigenous plant species. |