PLNT2530 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY    Winter 2024

Lab: Plant Regeneration

This assignment is worth 30 points.


Goal: To compare regenerating plants using different auxin to cytokinin ratios

Lab Manual: Plant Regeneration

VIDEO:Plant Regeneration from leaf explants (14:24)
Correction: "diluted" water should be "sterile deionized" water ie. dH2O.

Lab Report Template
LibreOffice (PlantRegenReportTemplate.odt)
Microsoft Word (PlantRegenTemplate.docx)

Create a folder called PlantRegenLab to contain all files related to this lab eg. you might call it "PlantRegenLab". Save a copy of the Lab Report Template file to this folder. This file will be used to record weekly observations, as described below.

For each week, choose a few images that best illustrate the changes in hormone-treated explants vs. controls. Add these to your lab report, with short descriptions of the changes seen week to week, and milestones (eg. appearance of first true leaf, appearance or first visible roots).

Part 2 - Questions to be provided based on 2024 results

Answer these questions in part 2 of your report.
RevisedQuestions.odt
RevisedQuestions.docx

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