Laboratory

Behavior and Evolution of the Plant Genome

Laboratory

Left, photo of Met I in PMCs of jalapeño pepper, by Aaron Hoskins, 2009

  • The Light Microscope
    • Student handout
    • Lecture notes
    • Koehler Illumination
    • Nikon tutorial for Koehler Illumination
  • Fluorescence Microscopy
    • Student handout
    • Lecture notes
  • Applications to plant cytogenetics
  • The root-tip squash
  • Pollen mother cell preparation
  • Film Photography (for the old-fashioned)
  • FISH
  • Miscellaneous techniques that could come in handy
  • Pollen tube staining
  • Pollen viability staining
  • Pollen germspore counts