School of Life Sciences

Genetics Garden

This past year Plant Sciences embarked on a major project to develop a 'Genetics Garden' at the Botanic Gardens. The idea behind this effort was to create plots in the Genetics Garden to highlight the importance of plants in our understanding of genetics and the critical contribution of plant variation in selecting and breeding better crops. Establishing the Genetics Garden involved a massive volunteer effort of over 40 people, both from Plant Sciences, the James Hutton Institute and the general public during various outreach activities.

Fascination of Plants Day

On Saturday, 18^th May 2013, the Botanic Garden hosted a day of fun- and plant-filled activities including the hugely popular Botanic Garden Trail, seed sowing to help plant the new Genetics Garden, the famous Raspberry DNA Roadshow, Thermal Imaging and Plant Hammering! In true Scottish form, we all had a great time despite it being the rainiest of the year.

We also had a group of local schoolchildren on a special visit the day before, see photographs below, to start sowing the first seed for the Cereal Diversity Plot in the Genetics Garden.

Studying in Dundee

An International Perspective: Holly Parker

Awards Ceremony

Prize Giving

Meet our staff

View the video introducing our key teaching and management staff in Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education (BBSE).

Student interviews

Meet some of our International students and find out what they have to say about their course and Dundee.

Graduation

Highlights from our Graduation ceremony at the Caird Hall and campus garden party celebrations

Application Submitted

Plant Sciences 2008

Tilston, E.L., Halpin, C., and Hopkins, D.W. (2008) Decomposition of tobacco roots with modified phenylpropanoid content by fungi with contrasting lignocellulose degradation strategies. FEMS Microbiology Letters.

Tilston, E.L, Halpin, C., and Hopkins, D.W. (2008) Tissue culture propagation alters plant–microbe interactions in tobacco rhizosphere. Biol Fertil Soils.

Douglas, E., and Halpin, C. (in press) “Gene Stacking”. In: Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement, 2nd edition, SM Jain and DS Brar Eds. Springer

Plant Sciences 2009

Andrews, M., Lea, P. J., Raven, J. A. and Azevedo, R. A. (2009) Nitrogen use efficiency. 3. Nitrogen fixation: genes and costs. Annals of Applied Biology. 155, 1-13

Andrews, M., Maule, H. G., Hodge, S., Cherrill, A. and Raven, J. A. (2009) Seed dormancy, nitrogen nutrition and shade acclimation of Impatiens glandulifera: implications for successful invasion of deciduous woodland. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 2, 145-153