Bi6589 Methods of plant taxonomy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 9:00–10:50 D36/225
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! B6589 Methods of plant taxonomy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Laboratory course is the complement to the lecture of plant taxonomy. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand the basic principles of taxonomic methods using case studies, detail presentation of these methods and lab courses
Syllabus
  • Microscopic methods in plant taxonomy, pollen preparation and staining, pollen viability estimation, methods of chromosome counting, flow cytometry, estimation of breeding systems; Molecular methods: DNA isolation, DNA-DNA hybridization, PCR, RAPD, RFLP, AFLP, RT-PCR retrotranspozon amount estimation, sequencing, cloning, CoT and reassociation kinetic of DNA
Literature
  • HEYWOOD, V. H. Modern methods in plant taxonomy. 1st ed. London & New York: Academic Press, 1968, 312 pp. ISBN 68-9103. info
Teaching methods
practical courses
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion, laboratory courses, credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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