Plant Physiology Fall 2016

Book of choice:

Plant Physiology, 4^th Ed, Taiz and Zeiger.

This book is NOT required, but suggested if this is your first plant class. You should read up in more detail after the lecture. There is also a companion web site for the book which I suggest you use.

This is a small example of the Information you will learn in this class:

This is a generalized plant cell. Plant cells are much link animal cells except that they contain:

Chloroplasts: These have a 3rd membrane system and contain Thylakoids, which, when arranged in stacks are known as Granum. This is the site of photosynthesis in the plant cell.

The Plant Cell Wall: The cell wall is critical to plant cell growth, differentiation, and response to biotic and abiotic stress. Controlled deposition of primary wall polymers is one of the key factors needed for cell expansion

Final Course Points have been posted

The topics covered in this course are:

1: why, oh why, should I bother with plants? 2: Plant Cells

3: Water and the Plant Cell 4: Plant Mineral Nutrition

5:Biochemisty 6: Solute Transport

7: Photosynthesis 8: Assimilation of Nitrogen

9: The plant cell wall 10: The plant cell wall in growth and development

11: Plant Pathology 12: Stress Physiology

There will also be various extra bits and bobs thrown into the mix to help you become more aware of, and more appreciative of, the importance of plant science.