PLSC 831

ORNAMENTAL PLANT TAXONOMY

SPRING 2001

COURSE OUTLINE

Feb        8                      Accession records

              13                    Data bases

              15                    BG Base

              20                    BG Map

              22                    Labels, labeling (information, types of labels)

              27                    Labeling materials/engravers, mounting labels

March    1       

              6                      Key taxonomic literature

              8                       Herbarium Specimen Preparation, Type specimens, Sample preparation

              13       TEST 1

              15                    Morphology – Floral, Vegetative; ancestral vs. derived

              20                    Phylogenetic organization of the plant kingdom-historical

              22                    Phylogenetic organization of the plant kingdom-current

Spring Break 26 – 30 March

April      3       

              5                       Sources of Taxonomic Evidence - What is a Species

              10                    Rules of nomenclature

              12                    Plant Nomenclature

              17                    Cultivars, trade mark, register trade marks, patents

              19              TEST 2

              24                    Mission statement

              26                    Collection policy

May       1                      Accession policy

              3                      Collections as sources of germplasm; special collections

              8                       Maintenance as impacted by collection policy; disaster management

              10                   

              15                   

TEST 3  (Final Period)

            The third examination will be given in the regularly scheduled final examination period.  It will not be a comprehensive final.