SPRING 2008
Tentative Lecture Schedule
last updated 03/28/2008
| Date | Topic | Reading Assignment (complete prior to class) |
|---|---|---|
| January 15 | NO CLASS TODAY!!! | |
| 17 | Intro to HORT 201H; Naming & Classification | |
| 22 | Naming & Classification; Photosynthesis | Foreword, Preface, Chapter 2 |
| 24 | Photosynthesis cont. & Respiration | Chapter 1, pp 1-6 |
| 29 | Cells, The Leaf; Photosynthesis homework due | Chapter 1, pp 7-23 |
| 31 | Quiz 1; The Leaf cont., CAM and C-4 | |
| February 5 | The Stem & Root | Chapter 1, pp 23-34 |
| 7 | Plant Reproduction & Diversity | Chapter 1, pp 34-45 |
| 12 | EXAM 1 | |
| 14 | Genes | Chapter 3 pp 60-69 |
| 19 | Mutation, breeding; | Chapter 3, pp 69-80 |
| 21 | Recombinant DNA technology; DNA/RNA homework due | Chapter 3, pp 80-82 |
| 26 | Quiz 2; Recombinant DNA technology ; Genetics homework due |
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| 28 | Soil environment; | Chapter 4, pp 84-98 |
| March 4 | Nutrients and fertilizers; | Chapter 4, pp 99-110 |
| 6 | Quiz 3; Water Stress; | Chapter 5, 114 - 118 |
| 11, 13 | SPRING BREAK | |
| 18 | CAM, C-4 & Light ; fertilizer homework due |
Chapter 5, 119-126 |
| 20 | Seeds |
Chapter 6 |
| 25 | EXAM 2 | |
| 27 | Work on group projects | |
| April 1 | Group Project #1 and Plant Hormones | Chapter 7, pp 144-150 |
| 3 | Group Projects #2 and #3 and juvenility | |
| 8 | Vegetative propagation | Chapter 7, pp 150-163 |
| 10 | Phytochrome & Day-length | Chapter 9, pp 182-196 |
| 15 | Quiz 4; Vernalization & temperature | Chapter 9, pp 196-201 |
| 17 | Plant Pests |
Chapter 11 |
| 22 | TBA | |
| 24 | Quiz 5; Storage & Post-harvest | Chapter 12 |
| May 2 | 12:30 -2:30 pm Final Exam (Cumulative) | |