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I. Course Title
: Forest Tree Reproduction
II. Course Code
: FBT 604
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
To develop understanding of students about phenology, phenodynamics breeding
behaviour pollination biology and breeding systems in forest trees.
V. Theory
Unit I
Reproductive biology of gymnosperms and angiosperms, Reproduction and population
genetic structure, population dynamics. Floral morphology, floral initiation and
breeding systems. Flowering manipulation. Reproductive abnormalities.
Unit II
Pollination, biology, pollination ecology of tropical and temperate forest tree species,
plant-pollination interactions. Pollinator energetic and nectar production.
Unit III
Genetic consequences of variation in reproductive biology. Pollen biotechnology for
improved production.
Unit IV
Gene expression during pollen development. Pollination efficiency of insects. Self-
incompatibility.
Sr. No.
Topic
No. of Practical(s)

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Forestry–Forest Biology and Tree Improvement
609
VI. Practical
• Phenological studies in forest trees;
• Nectar collection and analysis;
• Pollination trapling distances;
• Foraging behaviour;
• Pollinator identification and visitation.
VII. Suggested Reading
Barrett SCH. 2006. 
Ecology and Evolution of Flowers.
[electronic resource]. (Eds.) L.D. Harder
SCH. Barrett. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, U.S.A.
Bawa KS and Hadley M. 1990. 
Reproductive Ecology of Tropical Forest Plants
. UNESCO Man
and Biosphere series.
Briggs and Walters S. 1984. 
Plant Variation and Evolution.
Cláudia Inês da Silva and Helena Maura Torezan Silingardi. 2006. 
Reproductive Biology of
Tropical Plants
. International Commission on Tropical Biology and Natural Resources.
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS).
FAO. 1985. 
Forest Tree Improvement, 
FAO Publication
.
Khosla PK. 1981. 
Advances in Forest Genetics
. Ambika Publ., New Delhi.
Mandal AK and Gibson GL. (Eds.). 1997. 
Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
. CBS.
Sedgley M and Griffin AR. 1989. 
Sexual Reproduction of Tree Crops
. Academic Press.
Spencer CH, Barrett, Robert I, Colautti and Christopher G Eckert. 2007. 
Plant Reproductive
Systems and Evolution during Biological Invasion
. Wiley Online Library.