HORT 8150 Plant Growth and Development
This course is a graduate level co-taught with Dr. Zhang. This course provides an in-depth understanding of plant growth and developmental processes such as root and shoot growth, branching, flowering, fruit ripening and senescence.
Formerly Taught:
HORT(CRSS) 4440/6440-4440L/6440L Environmental Physiology (2015 – 2021)
This is a dual level; underraduate-graduate course that covers the effects of abiotic stresses such as drought, salt, light and temperature on growth and physiology of plants. This course also covers certain aspects of postharvest physiology of fruits and vegetables that include regulation of fruit ripening, effects of ethylene and respiration.
The course has a lab component, some of the activities include; DNA extraction, drought effects on seed germination, light intensity effects on photosynthesis, responses to freezing temperatures, effects of temperature of fruit quality attributes and demonstration of gas-chromatography.
In addition to the lab activities, students perform independent research, some of the recent student research projects include; effect of abscisic acid on salt and drought stress, shading effects on plant physiology and growth, effects of micronutrient deficiency, and effects of light on potato postharvest storage. Students are responsible for experiment set-up, data collection and analysis, and presentation.
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