should understand how this is done. Plant breeders rights ( PBR) should be understood and you should be able to state the restrictions this imposes on propagation and making money for plant breeding. The major groups of plants should be understood – for example bryophytes, pteridophytes, angiosperms, and gymnosperms. You should also understand that angiosperms are divided into two groups – the monocotyledons and the eudicotyledons and be able to give differences between the two groups. You should also understand that the species name of any plant is created from the genus and specific epithet and written with the genus name having a capital and the specific epithet having a small case for example, Quercus robur is the common oak. With hybrids, you should also be able to explain that there are different kinds of hybrids – interspecific, intergeneric and graft hybrids and that graft hybrids are the resulting tissue created by grafting two closely related genera, so it is different from the grafting associated with e.g; apples. So far so good and this information will really help you to understand and be able to discuss many types of questions such as those about breeding plants for commercial gain. You should also understand and be able to explain the difference between different life stages of a plant – this means, juvenile, mature, senescence, and death. You should also be able to explain the significance of both – for example, juvenile growth is best for most cuttings, the leaves may differ from the adult, and they can reproduce only by vegetative
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