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山西农业大学 研究生考试卷 RESEARCH This report mainly about the following points 1.Do you really want to have a job in a research institute or university? Always hard work Not a big salary Problem to get grants Have to write papers and go to conferences You are in charge of your work You can form a group and study new problems Meet other scientists Get well known for doing good work Maybe solve a big problem 2.Why do you want to do research？ The need for a series of new green revolutions Research is Interesting! Research is important! Research is Fun How to select a research project? A project should be:Interesting Not TOO many people working on it Some background knowledge available Good techniques availableSome experience in the department already- if not, get help 4.How to conduct research? Read a lot about the material you are working onDesign experiments with a clear aimThink about what results you may find and how you would interpret the resultsDo CONTROLS!If you discover something NEW, check first to see if you made a mistakeAlways repeat experiments Read about OTHER plant scienceTalk to others about what they are doingWhen things go wrong talk to your supervisorLearn how to cope when life gets tough- it will doBe flexible mentally; think about your project. Do you need to change the way you are thinking about your work? There is no strong relationship between time spent working in the lab and how many papers you write。One or two year’s work may make 1 paper, but occasionally you get good results that lead to a paper in 3-6 months (Not often!).It is good policy to do some experiments that are very likely to succeed (maybe 70% of your time) and occasionally do more risky type of work. This gives you results “in the bank” and sometimes the chance to discover new things unexpectedly. Flowering Introduction to flowering What happens to plants to make them flower How is a flower constructed How does a flower develop Male sterility 1.