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Central Michigan University College of Arts & Sciences Course Syllabus BIO 391 Plant Physiology 4(3-3) F I. Bulletin Description The physical and chemical basis of plant structure and function. II. Prerequisites One year of college chemistry. III. Rationale for Course Level IV. Textbooks and Other Materials To Be Furnished by the Student Plant Physiology, 1992 Salisbury, F.B. and C.W. Ross. Wadsworth Publishing Co. V. Special Requirements of the Course VI. General Methodology Used in Conducting the Course Lecture and laboratory. VII. Course Objectives This course will explore the physiological principles of plant growth and development. with the following areas of focus: the biochemistry of plant metabolism, the uptake and movement of water and mineral nutrients within the plant, the effect of hormones and environmental factors on plant development, and plant response to the environment and stresses. After completion of this course the student will have mastered the basic techniques and equipment used by plant physiologists. In addition, the student will be capable of formulating, performing, evaluating and reporting the results of a physiological experiment. VIII. Course Outline Unit 1-- The biochemistry of plant metabolism -- 6 weeks The plant cell, protein and enzymes, membranes Photosynthesis, Light and leaf structure, Pigments, Chloroplast structure, Photophosphorylation, Carbon dioxide fixation, Specialized types of photosynthesis, Fate of products of photosynthesis, Productivity, Respiration Unit 2-- Plant transport mechanisms, water relations and mineral uptake -- 4 weeks Water and the plant cell, osmosis, water potential, Phloem transport, Xylem transport Nutrient uptake, mineral nutrient, nitrogen metabolism Unit 3 -- Plant development -- 5 weeks Plant growth, development and differentiation Hormones and growth regulators Plant Tropisms, Photomorphogenesis, Photoperiodism Environmental and stress physiology IX. Evaluation: Students will be evaluated by 3 short answer/essay exams (1/3) and a final exam (2/9), weekly laboratory assignments and 4 experiment reports (1/3), and homework assignments (1/9). X. Bibliography: Books: Plant Physiology 1991 Taiz, L. and E. Zeiger. The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. Plant Physiology 1995 Mohr, H. and P. Schopfer. Springer-Verlag Introduction to Plant Physiology 1995 W.G. Hopkins. John Wiley & Sons Water Relations of Plants 1983 P.J. Kramer. Academic Press Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap 1983 M.H. Zimmerman. Springer-Verlag Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives 1972 E. Epstein. John Wiley & Sons Plant Growth and Development: a Molecular Approach 1994 D.E. Fosket. Academic Press Light and Plant Growth 1988 J.W. Hart. Allen & Unwin Photosynthesis 1987 C.H. Foyer. John Wiley & Sons Photosynthesis: metabolism, control and physiological 1987 D.W. Lawlor. John Wiley & Sons Photosynthesis: molecular, physiological and environmental 1993 D.W. Lawlor. John Wiley & Sons Journals and series: Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Plant Physiology Austrian Journal of Botany American Journal of Botany Canadian Journal of Botany Plant Physiology: a Treatise Syllabus Prepared By: Joanne Dannenhoffer Name Signature Date
