XII. Course Descriptions
Plant Biology
School of Environmental Sciences
Department of Plant Agriculture
| PBIO*3110 Crop Physiology F (3-3) [0.50] |
| This course examines the physiological basis of crop yield determination, with emphasis on phenomena that express themselves
at the whole canopy (rather than single plant) level of organization. It covers canopy scale measurements of crop growth,
development, and solar radiation capture; photosynthesis, beginning at the level of biochemistry and working up to the whole
canopy scale; how photoassimilates are used in the processes of respiration, growth and yield formation; and crop - environment
interactions, including water stress, nutrient uptake and utilization, and light quality effects on photomorphogenesis. Department
of Plant Agriculture.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
1 of BIOL*1040, BIOL*1070, BIOL*1090 |
| 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*4000 Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant-Microbe Interactions F (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course examines molecular and cellular aspects of the interaction between plants and microorganisms such as mycorrhizae,
pathogenic fungi, Agrobacterium, pathogenic bacteria, and plant viruses. Topics include microbial virulence, signaling, gene
expression, and disease resistance in plants. School of Environmental Sciences.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
1 of BOT*2100, MICR*2030, (BIOL*1070, BIOL*1090, MBG*2040)
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| 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 |
