Ajay Nair

Shui-zhang Fei

Position
  • HORT
Department of Horticulture

Contact

Contact Info

257 Horticulture Hall
2206 Osborn Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-4009
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Teaching Responsibilities
Agron 506  – Crop Genetics. Introduction to plant reproductive systems, gene segregation and linkage analysis, molecular nature of genes and how genes confer phenotypes, mutation and biotechnology, quantitative inheritance and population genetics to prepare students for subsequent courses in crop improvement. Enrollment is restricted to off-campus MS in Plant Breeding students.
Horticulture 551 – Growth and Development of Perennial Grasses. Selected topics on anatomy, morphology, and physiology relative to growth and development of perennial grasses. Emphasis on growth and development characteristics peculiar to grasses and variations of such characteristics under natural and managed conditions.