2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Oct 10, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

AGS 255 - Micro Propagation of Plant Tissue


Description: Plant tissue culture techniques for cloning plants in aseptic conditions.

Credits: 2
Lecture: 1
Lab: 3

Course Content:
  1. Aseptic micro propagation techniques
  2. Media  
  3. Transition plants
  4. Cell lines
  5. Safety procedures in the laboratory

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Formulate and mix tissue culture media components. (1,2,5)
  2. Assess cell growth through in-vitro observation. (1,3,4)
  3. Practice aseptic transfer skills in a laminar flow hood. (1-5)
  4. Manage laboratory equipment. (5)
  5. Create a given number of plants from cell to transfer stage. (1-5)
  6. Employ laboratory safety procedures at all times. (5)
  7. Examine volumetric measurements when mixing media. (2)