Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Define the concept of plant developmental biology
• Explain the characteristic features of plant growth and development
• Discuss the process of determining the cell fate of plants
• Describe the process of analysing the inheritance pattern of  genes
• Explain the functional characterisation process of genes
• Recognise the significance of gene interaction studies for plant development
• Outline the major steps in the process of root development
• Explain the role of transcription factors in the maintenance of RAM
• Define the concept of ‘root branching’
• Outline the concept of shoot apical meristem maintenance in plants
• Explain the role of shoot organogenesis in the plant development process
• Discuss the various phases of floral transition