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Instructor: Dr. R. Brandon Pratt
Syllabus
How to write a paper
Textbooks
Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E. 2010. Plant Physiology (5th
Ed.). Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA, 755p.
Lecture Schedule
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Date |
Day |
Week |
Topic |
Reading |
Text
Reading |
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4-3 |
W |
1 |
Plant
Domestication |
Gepts, P. 2004
Diamond, J. 2002 |
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4-8 |
M |
2 |
Adaptation & Genetics |
Ross-Ibarra et al. 2007 |
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4-10 |
W |
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Cellular
and Leaf Traits |
Sack et al.
2003 |
Ch. 1 |
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4-15 |
M |
3 |
Water &
Plant Cells |
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Ch. 3 |
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4-17 |
W |
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Photosynthesis: Light Reactions |
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Ch. 7 |
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4-22 |
M |
4 |
Photosynthesis: Carbon Reactions |
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Ch. 8
200-214 |
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4-24 |
W |
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Leaf
Economics |
Wright et al. 2004 |
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4-29 |
M |
5 |
Exam
1 |
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5-1 |
W |
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C4 & CAM
Metabolism |
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Ch. 8
214-237 |
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5-6 |
M |
6 |
Growth,
Allocation, & Yield |
TBA
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5-8 |
W |
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Water
Transport |
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Ch. 4 |
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5-13 |
M |
7 |
Analyses |
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5-15 |
W |
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Biomechanics |
Dominguez et al. 2011 |
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5-20 |
M |
8 |
Plant
Nutrition |
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Ch. 5 |
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5-22 |
W |
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Exam
2 |
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5-27 |
M |
9 |
Memorial Day Holiday |
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5-29 |
W |
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Sugar
Transport |
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Ch. 10 |
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6-3 |
M |
10 |
Reproduction |
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Ch. 25 |
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6-5 |
W |
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Crops
Gone Wild |
Ellstrand et al. 2010 |
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6-10 |
M |
11 |
Analyses |
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6-12 |
W |
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Final
Exam 11-1:30 |
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Laboratory Schedule
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Date |
Day |
Week |
Topic |
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4-2 |
T |
1 |
Introduction to class project/ Drought Resistance |
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4-4 |
R |
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Growth
Analysis (setup growth & mineral nutrition experiments) |
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4-9 |
T |
2 |
Leaf
Anatomy |
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4-11 |
R |
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Leaf
Anatomy |
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4-16 |
T |
3 |
Stem
Anatomy |
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4-18 |
R |
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Chlorophyll Content/ Anthocyanin Content |
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4-23 |
T |
4 |
Protein
Content |
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4-25 |
R |
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Nitrogen
Content |
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4-30 |
T |
5 |
Photosynthesis |
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5-2 |
R |
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Photosynthesis |
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5-7 |
T |
6 |
Photosynthesis |
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5-9 |
R |
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Transport |
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5-14 |
T |
7 |
Transport |
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5-16 |
R |
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Biomechanics |
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5-21 |
T |
8 |
Mineral
Nutrition |
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5-23 |
R |
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Analyses |
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5-28 |
T |
9 |
Analyses |
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5-30 |
R |
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Analyses |
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6-4 |
T |
10 |
Analyses |
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6-6 |
R |
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Presentations |
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