PBIO 442-542, Experimental Anatomy of Plant Development

Winter, 2007

Course Calendar

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Week

Date

Day

Lecture Topic

Lecturer 

Readings

Lab Topic

1

Jan. 3

Jan. 5

W

F

1.  Introduction

 

2.  Approaches plant anatomy and development

Wyatt/Gleissberg

Wyatt/Gleissberg

 

H- Ch 1 

Comprehensive Final Project begins (plant seeds)

 

Lab 1. microscopy, sectioning, stains, reporter genes  

 

2

Jan. 8

Jan. 10 

Jan. 12

M

W

F

3.  Gene expression and cell determination

 

4.  Organization of the Plant Body

 

5.  Mature Cell and Tissue Type

Wyatt

Gleissberg

Gleissberg

 

E- Ch 1 

E-Ch 4-7

Lab 1 (cont.)
 

Lab 2. Cell types, tissue composition and tissue systems 

 

Lab 2 (cont.)

3

Jan. 15

Jan. 17

Jan. 19 

M

W

F

M.L.K. Day, No Class

 

6.  The Plant Cell Wall (Structure and develop.)

 

7.  Patterns of Growth and Development

 

 

Wyatt 

Gleissberg

 

 

E Ch 3

M.L.K. Day, No Class

Lab 2 (cont.), Skills assessment 

Lab 3. Plant Growth: meristematic tissues, seedling growth, cell lineage

 4

Jan. 22

Jan. 24

Jan. 26

M

W

F

8.  Meristematic Activity (Primary Growth)

 

9.  Cell lineage, positional information

 

First Exam

Gleissberg

Wyatt

 

E Ch 2

H- Ch 3, 11 

Lab 3 (cont.), Mini-project 1 begins

Lab 3 (cont.), Mini-project 1 (cont.)

Mini-project 1 (cont.)

5

Jan. 29

Jan. 31

Feb. 2

M

W

F

10.  Embryogenesis & Seed dev. (description)

 

11.  Embryogenesis & Seed dev. (regulation)

 

12.  Root Development (description)

Gleissberg 

Wyatt

Gleissberg

E 180-87, 217-25

H- Ch. 2       

E Ch 14

 Lab 4. Embryogenesis, germination

Lab 4 (cont.)

Lab 5.  Roots,  Report due for Mini-project 1

6

Feb. 5

Feb. 7

Feb. 9

M

W

F

13.   Root Development (regulation)

14.  Shoot Structure and Development

15.  Leaf Development (description)

Wyatt

GleissbergWyatt

Gleissberg

H-Ch12 

E-Ch 16, H-Ch 5 E- Ch 19

Lab 5 (cont.)

Lab 6. Shoots,  examine apical and lateral buds

Lab 6 (cont.)

7

Feb. 12

Feb. 14

Feb. 16

M

W

F

16.  Leaf Development (regulation)

 

17.  Vascular Development (Xylem/phloem)

 

18.  Vascular Development 

Gleissberg

Gleissberg

Wyatt

H- Ch 6;

H-Ch 13

E- Ch 10; *E, 1943

Lab 7. Leaves. Meristematic activity & maturation of leaf types

Lab 7 (cont.), Mini-project 2 begins

Lab 8. Vascular tissues; xylem/phloem

8

Feb. 19

Feb. 21

Feb. 23

M

W

F

19.  Secondary Growth (description)

 

20. Secondary Growth (description/regulation)

 

21. Floral Development (pattern formation & maturation)

Gleissberg

Gleissberg/Wyatt

Gleissberg

 E- Ch 15, 17

E- Ch 20

H - Ch. 7,8,9

Lab 8 (cont.)

 

Lab 9.  Secondary growth

Lab 9 (cont.)  Report due for Mini-project 2

9

Feb. 26


Feb 28

Mar. 2

M


W

F

22. Floral Development (gene patterning & hormonal control)

23. Pollination

Second Exam

Gleissberg


Wyatt/Gleissberg

 


H Ch 10

Lab 10.  Floral development and pollination


Lab 10 (cont.)


Final Project (cont.)

10

Mar. 4

Mar. 7

Mar. 9

M

W

F

Final Project (cont.)

 Final Project (cont.)


Oral Presentations

 

 

Final Project (cont.)

 Final Project (cont.)


Oral Presentations/ lab notebooks due

 

Mar. 15 @ 10:10 am

 

Final Discussion

 

 

Final Discussion/Final paper due

                               For Reading Assignments:   H = Howell, Molecular Genetics of Plant Development        E = Esau, Anatomy of Seed Plants         *This is a research paper; Esau, 1943

 

 

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