Lecture Schedule Fall 2013

Textbook: Taiz and Zeiger, Plant Physiology, 5th edition
available as an eBook via CourseSmart

Additional texts:
Buchanan, BB, W. Gruissem, and R. L. Jones,  Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants
Chabot, B. F. and H. A. Mooney. Physiological Ecology of North American Plant Communities
Jones, R. et al. 2012. The Molecular Life of Plants

Lectures are held from MWF 11:00-11:50 a.m. in B19. 
Lab meets Tues or Wed afternoon from 1:10-5:00 PM in B219.

Date	Topic	Reading
9/4-9/6	ecophysiology: Pacific NW forests ecophysiology: general aspects stress physiology	Lassoie et al. AND Waring & Franklin (on Moodle) T and Z: Chap. 26
9/9-13	thermodynamics, ATP proteins, enzymes	Chap. 2 (Fourth edition) (on Moodle)
9/16-20	membranes and cell structure physical chemistry of water relations	Chap. 1 and 6 Chap. 3
9/21	all day field trip
9/23-27	overview of metabolism respiration – glycolysis, fermentation, TCA cycle	Chap. 11
9/30 and 10/4 10/2	respiration - electron transport mid-term no. 1	Chap. 11
10/7-11	photosynthesis- light reactions photosynthesis - dark reactions	Chap. 7 Chap. 8
10/14-18	photosynthesis -  - C3 and C4 photorespiration, oxygen toxicity	Chap. 9 Chap. 8
10/19-27	fall break
10/28-11/1	lipids and other plant products secondary plant products plant pathogenesis	Chap. 11 Chap. 13 Buchanan et al. 1102-1156
11/4-8	polysaccharides and cell walls soil and uptake of ions, mineral nutrition	Chap. 15 Chap. 5
11/11-13 11/15	nitrogen metabolism mid-term no. 2	Chap. 12
11/18-22	nitrogen fixation transpiration, gas exchange	Chap. 12 Chap. 4
11/25-29	translocation in the phloem	Chap. 10
12/2 -6	plant growth and development plant hormones	Chap.16 Chaps. 17-25
12/9-11	genetic engineering, biotechnology	Chap. 2 (5th edition)