Dr. Dalton: Plant Physiology - Spring 2010
Schedule
| Lecture | Plant-of-the-day | Recommended Reading | |
| Mar 30 T | Proteins and enzymes | Skunk cabbage (Lysichitum americanum) |
Russell Chapter 4 |
| Apr 1 Th | Harvesting energy | Cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) |
Russell Chapter 8 |
| Lab 1 Mitochondria and metabolism | |||
| Apr 6 T | Plant cell structure | Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) |
Russell Chapter 5 |
| Apr 8 Th | Photosynthesis - light reactions | Pine drops (Pterospora andromedea) |
Russell Chapter 9 |
| Lab 2 Photosynthesis - Hill reaction | |||
| Apr 13 T | Photosynthesis - dark reactions | Acacia (Acacia cornigera) |
Russell Chapter 9 |
| Apr 15 Th | Plant transport and nutrition | American chestnut (Castanea dentata) |
Russell Chapter 32-33 |
| Lab 3 Photosynthesis - CO2 uptake | |||
| Apr 20 T | Plant growth and development | Caper (Capparis cynophallophora) |
Russell Chapter 34-35 |
| Apr 22 Th | Plant molecular biology | Osage orange (Maclura pmoifera) |
Russell pp. 379-400 article by Nemecek article by Brown |
Articles
Nemecek, S. Does the world need GM food? Sci Amer. April 2001 pages 62-65.
Brown, K. Seeds of concern. Sci Amer. April 2001 pages 52-57