Plant Physiology

Bio/Bch 410/610

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Where: FA 253

When: MWF 10-10:50 AM

Instructor: Grant R. Cramer

Office Location: Rm 322A FA

Office Hours: By appointment

Phone: 784-4204

email: cramer@unr.edu

web page: http://gcramer-mac.ag.unr.edu/index.html

Text: Plant Physiology, 3rd Edition by Taiz/Zeiger

Final: Fri, May 9, 9:45 - 11:45

Tentative Lecture Schedule


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1

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Jan 22

Introduction, Plant Structure

Read Chap 1, pp 35 -39

2

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Jan 24

Diffusion and Water Potential

Read Chap 3

3

M

Jan 27

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4

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Jan 29

Osmosis

5

F

Jan 31

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6

M

Feb 3

Long Distance Water Transport

Read Chap 4

7

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Feb 5

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8

F

Feb 7

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9

M

Feb 10

Mineral Transport

Read Chap 6

10

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Feb 12

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11

F

Feb 14

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M

Feb 17

President's Day

12

W

Feb 19

Mineral Transport

13

F

Feb 21

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14

M

Feb 24

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15

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Feb 26

Phloem Transport

Read Chap 10

16

F

Feb 28

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17

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Mar 3

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18

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Mar 5

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F

Mar 7

Midt-term 1

19

M

Mar 10

Photosynthesis

Read Chap 7 and 8

20

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Mar 12

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21

F

Mar 14

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Mar 15-23

Spring Break

22

M

Mar 24

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23

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Mar 26

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24

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Mar 28

 

 

25

M

Mar 31

Plant Growth

Read Chap 15

26

W

April 2

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27

F

April 4

Hormones- Auxin

Read Chap 19

28

M

April 7

Auxin - continued

29

W

April 9

Gibberellins

Read Chap 20

30

F

April 11

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31

M

April 14

Cytokinins

Read Chap 21

32

W

April 16

Abscisic Acid

Read Chap 23

33

F

April 18

Ethylene

Read Chap 22

M

April 21

Mid-term 2

34

W

April 23

Tropisms

35

F

April 25

Photomorphogenesis

Read Chap 17

36

M

April 28

Control of Flowering

Read Chap 24

37

W

April 30

Environmental Physiology

Read Chap 25

38

F

May 2

39

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May 5

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May 7

Prep Day