Hort
846. Plant Research Methods:
Introduction to important methods and concepts of research in plant science. Topics include selection of relevant research topics, literature reviews, grant writing, environmental and laboratory instrumentation, data interpretation and error analysis, writing manuscripts, scientific ethics, and overview of statistical and experimental procedures. Two hours rec. and two hours lab a week.
Fall Semester Only
Hort
951. Horticulture Graduate Seminar
Class instruction on successful reporting of scientific research results through oral and poster presentations; coping with stage fright is also addressed. Students present results from their research in departmental seminar.
Classroom instruction session taught in fall semester only
Course Schedules:
Hort 846. Plant Research Methods
LECTURE: Monday and Wednesday @ 1:30 Throckmorton Rm. 2752
LAB: Monday @ 2:30-4:20 Throckmorton Rm. 2752
Fall Semester Only
Hort 951. Horticulture Graduate Seminar
Tuesday @ 3:30 pm in Throckmorton Rm. 2413 (Fall Semester)
Tuesday @ 4:00 pm in Throckmorton Rm. 2024 (Spring Semester)
Note: Classroom instruction session taught in fall semester only
Photos: Field trips for Plant Research Methods class to Colbert
Hills Golf Course (top) and to Konza Prairie Biological
Station (bottom three). Bottom two photos are at the micrometeorological
station located on Konza Prairie. (Click photos for larger image)
