The nuclear genome and genomics / The experimental genetic approach / Principles of plant development / The plant cell cycle / Tools in developmental studies: marker genes and cellspecific gene probing / Plant embryogenesis / Shoot development / Reproductive development / Flower organ patterning / Root development / The role of hormones in plant development / Light and plant development / The role of posttranslational protein modifications in development / Small RNAs and epigenetics in development close