KJB Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Agroforestry
Enrolment code: KJB307
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: this unit is offered for the last time in 2002 as part of the BAppSc teach-out
A study of principles and techniques for integration of forestry and agriculture in rural
land management of northern Tasmania and elsewhere. Ecological and economic benefits
of combining sustainable farm forest management with agriculture are emphasised in field
visits and individual projects. History and causes of rural tree decline and rural land
degradation; and plant/animal interactions are examined in their ecological context.
Principles of whole-farm planning are outlined and other topics for study include site
amelioration and environmental impact of trees on farms, species selection, tree
establishment and forest silviculture in combination with agriculture, use of wood and
non-wood products, marketing and profitability.
Staff Mr G Unwin
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern 5 hrs weekly (26 wks), including practicals and excursions
Prerequisites 1st and 2nd year of Applied Biology major or equiv (S3T: KJB227 or equiv)
Assessment mode practical assignments (20%), seminar (10%), mid-year test (20%), final
exam (50%)
Required texts etc
Race D (ed), Agroforestry – Trees for Productive Farming, ISBN 0730630102
Courses [S3T]
Faculty website <http://www.utas.edu.au/scieng/>
Plant Biotechnology
Enrolment code: KJB308
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: this unit is offered for the last time in 2002 as part of the BAppSc teach-out
Demonstrates the power of biotechnology in relation to plants. The unit covers specialised
areas of genetics and plant micropropagation. Students practise modern, aseptic
techniques for in vitro micropropagation such as establishment of callus, shoot, root,
protoplast and suspension cell cultures. They are also given an introduction to genetic
engineering and basic gene techniques which include DNA isolation and purification,
electrophoresis, restriction analysis, PCR, Western blot, and genetic transformation.
Lectures provide basic principles and discuss recent development of plant biotechnology
in relation to career paths or postgraduate studies. Practicals develop essential skills in
plant tissue culture and plant propagation.
Staff Dr L Falzari
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 3 hrs practical weekly (26 wks)
Prerequisites KJB122, KJB205; a microbiology unit is strongly recommended
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Assessment mode in each semester: research project and practical reports (40%), final exam
(60%)
Required texts etc
Taji AM, Dodd WA, Williams RR, Plant tissue Culture Practice, ISBN 1836890262
Larkin P, Genes at Work, ISBN 0643056491
Recommended texts etc
Stafford A and Warren G, Plant Cell and Tissue Culture, Open Uni Press, 1991
Pierik RLM, In Vitro Cuture of Higher Plants, ISBN 9024735319
Klug WS and Cummings MR, Essentials of Genetics, 3rd edn, ISBN 0130800171
Taji AM, Tissue Culture of Australian Plants, ISBN 187582135X
Faculty website <http://www.utas.edu.au/scieng/>
Applied Biology Honours
Full time/Part time
Enrolment code: KJB400 or KJB401
Offered: Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: full-time students enrol in KJB400 (100%); part-time students in KJB401 (50%)
The honours program provides the candidate with a foundation to undertake independent
research. A literature review is undertaken and a report presented demonstrating that a
systematic and logical review has been effected and that the candidate has identified the
key issues, concepts and theory to this point in time. A research proposal is presented and
undertaken. A manuscript appropriate for submission to a refereed journal will be
presented for assessment. An honours thesis is handed in for assessment. Through a series
of three seminars, oral communication skills are developed to the level required for
presentation of a scientific paper at a national conference. Overall the program is designed
to provide the practical and theoretical background needed to provide the successful
candidate with the basis upon which to design and conduct future investigations in
similar fields and to provide a suitable foundation for a research higher degree. All
candidates are to pursue a coursework component comprising 40% of the total marks and
a research project worth the remaining 60%.
Staff Prof A Osborn, Mr G Unwin and others. Depending on the topic approved, a
co-supervisor may be appointed.
Unit weight 100%/50%
Teaching pattern weekly seminars and/or consultation with supervisor; lab and fieldwork
Prerequisites Applied Biology major, including satisfaction of the Faculty GPA (or an
appropriate background approved by Faculty)
Assessment mode coursework, including seminar, exam, essay and/or literature review
(40%), research project including thesis (50%), research seminar (10%)
Required texts etc
tba, depending on chosen field
Courses [R4A] [S4C]
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