Course Description
Designed to enhance students’ knowledge of the basic principles of plant physiology, including water relations, solute and phloem transport, photosynthesis and respiration, plant genomes, regulation of plant gene expression, phytohormone biology, and plant growth and development.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate student assignments will be designed to encourage
critical thinking. Graduate students also will be required to
write a term paper on a current topic in plant physiology. The
topic for the term paper will be chosen by the student in
consultation with the instructor. Graduate students will be
required to make a presentation to the class at the end of the
semester on the above project. The term paper and the
presentation will constitute 20% of the final grade. The
traditional A-F (+/-) system of grading will be used in this
course.
Athena Title
Plant Physiology
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PBIO 3830, HORT 4430, CRSS 4430 or HORT 6430, CRSS 6430
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
(CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) and [(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1210L) or (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L)]
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. To introduce students to the fundamental concepts in plant physiology 2. To encourage students to develop perspectives on plant physiology at the molecular, cellular, and whole-plant levels 3. To introduce students to the effects of the environment on plant physiology 4. To introduce graduate students to the latest developments in fundamental plant physiology and to encourage critical thinking in these areas
Topical Outline
Module 1: Plant and Cell Architecture Module 2: Water and Plant Cells Module 3: Water Balance of Plants Module 4: Mineral Nutrition Module 5: Solute Transport Module 6: Photosynthesis: the Light Reactions Module 7: Photosynthesis: the Carbon Reactions Module 8: Photosynthesis: Physiological and Ecological Considerations Module 9: Translocation in the Phloem Module 10: Respiration and Lipid Metabolism Module 11: Assimilation of Inorganic Nutrients Module 12: Embryogenesis Module 13: Vegetative Growth and Organogenesis Module 14: The Control of Flowering and Flower Development Module 15: Abiotic Stress
Syllabus
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