| Practicals |
Teaching topics |
Description |
Growing and sourcing |
Curriculum links |
 | Cauliflower is a vegetable full of potential for the science lab - and, of course, easy and cheap to source throughout the year. Students love cloning their own 'mini-caulis' with the reliable new SAPS protocol, based on one developed by RBG Kew for the conservation of rare plants. |
Practicals
- Cloning - Cloning through tissue culture, using material taken from the stalked florets. Cauliflowers are used because they provide a plentiful supply of floral meristems, suitable for cloning. Resource: Tissue Culture and Micropropagation.
Teaching Topics
- Cloning
- Tissue culture
Description
Cauliflower, Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
A widely distributed edible plant, and a member of the Brassicaceae, the cabbage family. The white curd that we eat is a mass of aborted floral meristems.
Growing and sourcing
Obtaining: Readily available from greengrocers and supermarkets. One cauliflower
will provide extensive plant material for the SAPS Tissue Culture practical.
Curriculum Links
GCSE
- AQA GCSE Sc. A B1.7.2 (c)
- AQA GCSE Science B 3.5.2.3
- AQA GCSE Biology B1.7.2 C
- OCR GCSE Biology 3.6 Module B 3(G)
- OCR GCSE Science A B1.4
- EDEXCEL A level 6.3 topic 3 (12)
- AQA A level 3.5.7
A-level
- EDEXCEL A level 6.3 topic 3 (12)
- AQA A level 3.5.7
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