Agronomy 525
Syllabus – Spring 2003
|
Date |
Topic |
Exercise |
Readings* |
|
January 13 |
Introduction; Photosynthesis, cell biology and light |
Pre-test |
1 to 27 |
|
January 15 |
Photosynthesis and the light reactions |
|
111 to 143 |
|
January 17 |
The dark reactions of photosynthesis |
|
145 to 152; 156 to 162 |
|
January 20 |
Martin Luther King Holiday-No Class |
|
|
|
January 22 |
Photorespiration, dark respiration and plant carbon balance |
|
152 to 156; 223 to 247 |
|
January 24 |
Light, canopy structure and photosynthesis |
Quiz 1 |
171 to 183 |
|
January 27 |
Temperature effects on plant carbon balance |
|
188 to 192 |
|
January 29 |
Water stress effects on photosynthesis and dark respiration |
|
|
|
January 31 |
Effects of CO2, O2, and wind on photosynthesis |
|
183 to 188 |
|
February 3 |
Mineral nutrients and photosynthesis |
|
|
|
February 5 |
Introduction to organic reserve accumulation in crop plants |
|
162 to 170 |
|
February 7 |
Use of stored reserves in perennial plants including turf |
Quiz 2 |
|
|
February 10 |
Use of stored reserves in annual and biennial crop species |
|
|
|
February 12 |
Impact of environment/management on organic reserves |
|
|
|
February 14 |
Introduction to translocation processes in plants |
|
193 to 212 |
|
February 17 |
Source-sink relations and mechanisms of translocation |
|
212 to 221 |
|
February 19 |
Factors influencing translocation in crop plants |
|
|
|
February 21 |
|
Exam I |
|
|
February 24 |
Essential nutrients and mechanisms of nutrient uptake |
|
67 to 76 |
|
February 26 |
Factors influencing nutrient uptake by plants |
|
76 to 86 |
|
February 28 |
Nutrient management in cropping systems |
|
|
|
March 3 |
Nitrogen metabolism in plants |
|
259 to 266 |
|
March 5 |
Mechanisms of nitrogen fixation in higher plants |
|
266 to 272 |
|
March 7 |
Environment and management effects on nitrogen fixation |
Quiz 3 |
|
|
March 10 |
Introduction to plant growth and development |
|
313 to 338 |
|
March 12 |
Meristems and crop management |
|
339 to 358 |
|
March 14 |
Environment, plant growth and meristem function |
|
375 to 387 |
|
March 24 |
Reproductive development and phytochrome |
|
559 to 590 |
|
March 26 |
Introduction to quantitative analysis of plant growth |
|
367 to 369 |
|
March 28 |
Crop growth rate and leaf area index |
Quiz 4 |
|
|
March 31 |
Net assimilation rate and relative growth rate |
|
|
|
April 2 |
Growth analysis applications |
|
|
|
April 4 |
Yield components and homeostasis |
|
|
|
April 7 |
Yield components in grain crops |
|
|
|
April 9 |
Yield components in turf and forages |
|
|
|
April 11 |
|
Exam II |
|
|
April 14 |
High temperature stress in plants |
|
602 to 606 |
|
April 16 |
Chilling and freezing stress in plants |
|
606 to 611 |
|
April 18 |
Managing for improved temperature stress tolerance |
|
|
|
April 21 |
Water movement in plants and water use efficiency |
|
33 to 65 |
|
April 23 |
Influence of water stress on plant physiological functions |
|
591 to 602 |
|
April 25 |
Water stress management in plants |
Quiz 5 |
|
|
April 28 |
Physiology and crop improvement |
|
|
|
April 30 |
Biotech and crop improvement: Case study I |
|
|
|
May 2 |
Biotech and crop improvement: Case study II |
|
|
*Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeigler, 3rd Edition, 2002