NPTEL - Plant Developmental Biology
offered by IIT Roorkee

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 1847

Plant Developmental Biology
at
IIT Roorkee
Overview

Gain a comprehensive overview of the Plant Developmental Biology and concepts

Duration	4 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

Plant Developmental Biology
at
IIT Roorkee
Highlights

Earn a E- certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee

Plant Developmental Biology
at
IIT Roorkee
Course details

Who should do this course?

For UG/PG PhD student of Plant science/ Botany/ Biotechnology/ Agriculture

More about this course

Plant Developmental Biology encompasses the study of how complex multicellular plants are developed from a single zygotic cell
This course will provide an overview of mechanisms underlying the meristem function during growth and development, cell specification, differentiation and organogenesis in the flowering plants
It also describes the approaches used to study plant development
This course will be highly useful for the students to enhance their knowledge and develop their research interest in the field of developmental biology

Plant Developmental Biology
at
IIT Roorkee
Curriculum

Week 1

Introduction: Life cycle of an angiosperm plant

Plant growth and development

Embryonic and post-embryonic development

Characteristics of plant development

Week 2

Molecular Genetics of Plant Development

Generation and characterization of developmental mutants

Studying temporal and spatial expression pattern of developmental regulators

Functional genomics

Genetic manipulation of plant for studying development

Week 3

Root development

Organization and maintenance of root apical meristem

Radial patterning during vascular development

Root branching

Lateral root development

Week 4

Shoot development

Organization and maintenance of shoot apical meristem

Organogenesis and organ polarity

Floral transition

Floral organ patterning and determinacy

Cell-to-cell communication during development

Plant Developmental Biology
at
IIT Roorkee
Faculty details

Prof. Shri Ram Yadav

Prof. Shri Ram Yadav is an Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Dr. Yadav has fifteen years of research experience in the field of plant development biology.