Plant Ecophysiology
Textbook:
Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. M�ller, and Angus Murphy.
2018. Fundamentals of Plant Physiology. Oxford University Press, New York, 561p.
Lab Report: How to write a scientific paper
Project Proposal Format
An excellent link for Plant Physiology topics:
http://6e.plantphys.net/
LECTURE SCHEDULE
|
Date |
Day |
Week |
Topic |
Text Chapters |
|
8-26 |
M |
1 |
Introduction to
plant ecophysiology |
|
|
8/28 |
W |
1 |
Plant structure and
function |
1, 16 (membranes) |
|
9/2 |
M |
2 |
Labor Day Holiday |
|
|
9/4 |
W |
2 |
Water in plant cells |
2 |
|
9/9 |
M |
3 |
Water balance of
plants |
3 |
|
9/11 |
W |
3 |
Plant water
transport |
3 |
|
9/16 |
M |
4 |
Evolution of plant
transport |
None |
|
9/18 |
W |
4 |
Responses to drought |
3, 19 |
|
9/23 |
M |
5 |
Integration and
review |
|
|
9/25 |
W |
5 |
Exam 1 |
|
|
9/30 |
M |
6 |
Photosynthesis:
light reactions |
7 |
|
10/2 |
W |
6 |
Photosynthesis:
carbon reactions |
8 |
|
10/7 |
M |
7 |
Photosynthesis:
ecological factors |
9 |
|
10/9 |
W |
7 |
Leaf economics
spectrum |
|
|
10/14 |
M |
8 |
Structural factors
controlling photosynthesis |
TBA |
|
10/16 |
W |
8 |
Carbon balance |
TBA |
|
10/21 |
M |
9 |
Transport in the
phloem |
10 |
|
10/23 |
W |
9 |
Transport in the
phloem |
10 |
|
10/28 |
M |
10 |
Exam 2 |
|
|
10/30 |
W |
10 |
Mineral Nutrition |
4 |
|
11/4 |
M |
11 |
Plant ecology |
18 |
|
11/6 |
W |
11 |
Plant defense |
18 |
|
11/11 |
M |
12 |
Veteran�s Day
Holiday |
|
|
11/13 |
W |
12 |
Plant functional
strategies |
|
|
11/18 |
M |
13 |
Evolutionary trends
in plant function |
TBA |
|
11/20 |
W |
13 |
Remote sensing |
TBA |
|
11/25 |
M |
14 |
Climate change and
plant physiology |
TBA |
|
11/27 |
W |
14 |
Writing |
|
|
12/2 |
M |
15 |
Analyses |
|
|
12/4 |
W |
15 |
Current topics |
TBA |
|
12/9 |
M |
16 |
Review
(Final Paper due) |
|
|
12/13 |
F |
|
Final Exam 8:00-10:30 |
|
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
|
Date |
Day |
Week |
Topic |
Readings (see
website) |
|
8-27 |
T |
1 |
Class projects |
|
|
9-3 |
T |
2 |
Functional plant
form |
|
|
9-10 |
T |
3 |
Water in plant
tissues |
|
|
9-17 |
T |
4 |
Plant water
transport |
|
|
9-24 |
T |
5 |
Plant water balance |
|
|
10-1 |
T |
6 |
Photosynthetic light
responses (Proposal due) |
|
|
10-8 |
T |
7 |
CO2
responses |
|
|
10-15 |
T |
8 |
Interspecific
responses |
|
|
10-22 |
T |
9 |
Field measurements |
|
|
10-29 |
T |
10 |
Projects |
|
|
11-5 |
T |
11 |
Biotic interactions
& mineral nutrition |
|
|
11-12 |
T |
12 |
Projects |
|
|
11-19 |
T |
13 |
Analyses |
|
|
11-26 |
T |
14 |
Projects |
|
|
12-3 |
T |
15 |
Analyses |
|
|
12-10 |
T |
16 |
Talks |
|