XII. Course Descriptions
Plant Biology
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
School of Environmental Sciences
Department of Plant Agriculture
| PBIO*3110 Crop Physiology F (3-3) [0.50] |
| Physiological and biochemical principles related to production by crop canopies. Carbon fixation, leaf area, light interception,
assimilate distribution, water relations and nutrient utilization are used to develop solutions to problems of crop yield
and quality. Growth and development in response to cultural innovations including the use of growth regulators are also considered.
Department of Plant Agriculture.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
BIOL*1040 |
| PBIO*3750 Plant Tissue Culture F (2-3) [0.50] |
| An examination and discussion of the principles, protocols and utilization of plant cell tissue culture systems. In vitro
propagation and regeneration, mutagenesis and selection, secondary metabolite elicitation and cell transformation techniques
including protoplast fusion, direct DNA uptake and plant bacterial co-cultivation will be emphasized. Department of Plant
Agriculture.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
AGR*2451/2 or BOT*2100 |
| PBIO*4150 Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant Development W (3-0) [0.50] |
| An examination of the molecular and cellular processes that underlie cellular differentiation and organ formation in plants.
The roles of homeotic genes, gene regulation, cell polarity, morphogens and environmental effects in development will be discussed.
Subjects will be introduced by a lecture and examined in detail in discussions of pertinent research papers. Department of
Plant Agriculture. (Offered in even-numbered years.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
BOT*2100 |
| PBIO*4530 Environmental Pollution Stresses on Plants W (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course analyzes the environmental pollution effects on physiological and ecological processes of plants, in both managed
and unmanaged ecosystems. Pollutants under study include contaminants of air (such as ozone, sulphur dioxide and UV-B radiation)
and soil (such as metals and organic xenobiotics). The format includes both lecture and presentation/discussion of current
and historical peer-reviewed literature. School of Environmental Sciences.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
2 of BIOL*2060, (BIOL*2210 or MCB*2210), BOT*2030, BOT*2050, BOT*2100, CROP*2110, ENVB*2030, ENVB*2040, ENVM*1100 |
