| Labs meet in HFSB 115 | |||
| Section | Day of Week | Time | Lab Instructor |
| 501 | Tuesday | 2:00 - 5:00 | Dr. Chuanjiu He |
| 502 | Wednesday | 1:00 - 4:00 | Ms. Lindsey Adams |
| 503 | Thursday | 1:00 - 4:00 | Ms. Lindsey Adams |
| Laboratory Instructors | |||
| Name | Office Room | Phone # | |
| Dr. Chuanjiu He | HFSB 415 | 845-5046 | c-he@neo.tamu.edu |
| Ms. Lindsey Adams | HFSB 413 | 936-465-1501 | lindseyadams@neo.tamu.edu |
| Week of: | Activity |
| JAN 19 (Wk1) | Lab #l Initially meet at HFSB 115. -Intro. to Hort 326 Lab: Laboratory Procedures & Overview; Review UF Plant Prop CD; Webpage Construction; Electronic References & Medical Sciences Library, Computer Education Center: Nancy Duran (Asst. Prof Library Sciences, Ag Reference Librarian, 862-1050, email: nduran@tamu.edu). |
| JAN 26 (Wk2) | Lab #2 - Fern Spore Propagation; Lab #3 (Exp. 3)- Seed Propagation: Medium Effects; Lab #14 (Part II) Bulblet Formation in Hyacinth, other specialized structures; Lab #8-4 with Sansiveria positions |
| FEB 02 (Wk3) | Labs #3, #4- Seed Propagation: Germination Environment and Seed Viability; Combating Physical and Physiological Dormancy |
| FEB 09 (Wk4) | Lab #5 - Cost Analysis of a Mist Propagation Bed; software calculations for mixing auxins: Geneve & Ingram programs |
| FEB 16 (Wk5) | Lab #7 - Micropropagation |
| FEB 23 (Wk6) | Lab #6 - Transplant Seedlings (Overview of Lab Report #3) |
| MAR 02 (Wk7) | Labs #8, 9 - Asexual Propagation of Cuttings: Cutting Wood Location, Auxin Application, Physiological Age, and Polarity on Rooting of Cuttings; Herbaceous Cuttings Propagation; Reports for Lab #3 Exercise Due |
| MAR 09 (Wk8) | Lab #10 – Prop Ground Covers; Lab #7:IV – Transplant Micropropagated African violets; Turn in Lab Notebook |
| MAR 16 | ***********SPRING BREAK************ |
| MAR 23 (Wk9) | Labs #11, 12 - Bench Grafting and Budding (No Quiz) |
| MAR 30 (Wk10) | Labs #11, 12 - Field Grafting and Budding; Lab #13 – Field Layering |
| APR 06 (Wk11) | Lab #13 - Layering; Collect data for Labs #2, #4, #7, #8, #9; each group needs to turn in their peach data at the end of the lab. |
| APR 13 (Wk12) | Lab #14 - Propagation by Specialized Stems and Roots: Parts I and III; Harvest Lab #14 (Part 2) and record data. |
| APR 20 (Wk13) | Lab clean-up; Collect field data lab #12, 13;HortScience Project (CD + Hardcopy) Due [Lab #4 (Part 2)]Look at bench grafted material from Labs #11, 12 |
| APR 27 (Wk14) | Lab Final Exam & Practical; Lab Manuals due |
| MAY 04 (Wk15) | No Lab; Finals Week |
| MAY 11 | Tuesday, May 12 : Graded Lab Manuals, HortScience Report and Final Lab Grades available. |