Botany 380 - Plant Physiology

3 Credits, Offered fall semesters

Introductory plant physiology provides a broad overview of plant physiology including water relations, mineral nutrition, growth & development, photoreceptors, phytohormones, photosynthesis, carbon metabolism, and stress physiology. In addition to traditional lectures, the course includes several problems designed to illustrate selected topics within plant physiology to be examined in a group setting.
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Gas exchange in a plant leaf.   Fig. 4.10 from Taiz & Zeiger (2002) Plant Physiology, 3rd edition, Sinauer


Botany 380L - Plant Physiology Lab

1 Credit, Offered concurrently with Botany 380.

Botany 380 is accompanied by an optional laboratory course that is intended for those students that desire hands-on experience in contemporary plant physiology research. After initial training in the assay and analysis of a selected enzyme, students will design and conduct genuine experiments investigating the effect of their chosen treatments on the activity of the enzyme.

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Botany 780 - Plant Metabolism & Stress Physiology

3 Credits, Offered spring semesters of odd years

Plant Metabolism & Stress Physiology is a graduate level course centered around carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in plants. About two-thirds of the semester involves a detailed look at the fate of fixed carbon in plants and the influence of environmental factors on the direction of carbohydrate metabolism. The focus of the remaining time is determined by the students, who collectively select topics within plant metabolism according to their interests.
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Pathogen-induced signaling pathways.   Box 21.8 from Buchanan et al. (2000) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, American Society of Plant Biologists


Biology 150 - General Biology I

3 Credits, Offered every semester. I teach spring semesters of even years

General Biology at NDSU is offered as a two semester series. Biology 150 spans the concepts of cell biology, genetics, and evolution while its sister course, Biology 151 covers biological diversity, form and function, and ecology. The two courses can be taken singly or in either order, depending on the student's needs. Each course also has an independent laboratory course.

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Text: Raven et al. (2005), Biology, 7th edition McGraw-Hill