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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ON Behalf of Dr. Ravi Palanivelu:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><br>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>In Fall 2011, I will be teaching a new course (PLS 359-Plant Cell Structure and Function). I will appreciate if you can pass on the information about this course to any undergraduate student who might be interested. <br><br>Thank you. <br><br>Sincerely, <br>Ravi Palanivelu<br><br> <br> <b>COURSE NAME AND NUMBER:</b> Plant Cell Structure and Function (PLS 359)<br><br> <b>MEETING TIME: </b>MWF, 12:00-12:50PM</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>COURSE DESCRIPTION: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Whether you will work with plants as a physiologist, pathologist, ecologist, agronomist, horticulturalist, or molecular biologist, you will need to know how a plant is constructed, how it grows, and how it functions. Depending on the need and your interests, you may work at the subcellular, cellular, tissue, organ, or whole plant level. As a result, it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of plant cell structure and function. <br>In this course, we will start learning about the molecular and subcellular organization of a single plant cell. Subsequently, we will investigate tissue levels of organization and function. Emphasis will be placed on not only teaching the structural aspects but also discussing the functions of a plant cell, tissue, and organ. We will also discuss about structural responses of plants to diseases, pests and mechanical injury and on topics related to economic and applied plant anatomy. This course will therefore impart a comprehensive understanding of multiple aspects of plant cell structure and function. Organ and whole plant growth and physiology will be covered in PLS 360 (Plant Growth and Physiology), a course that will be offered in the spring semester.<br><b><br>COURSE OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES: <br></b>(i) Provide an understanding of the structure of a typical plant cell and its organelles<br>(ii) Provide anatomical descriptions of plant tissues and organs <br>(iii) Demonstrate the complexity and orderliness of the organization found in higher plants</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> (iv) Describe the functions of plant cell organelles, tissues, and organs. <br> (v) Teach structural responses of plants upon interactions with microorganisms and pests <br> (vi) Impart an understanding of the economic and applied plant anatomy<br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>--<br>Dr. Ravishankar Palanivelu<br>Assistant Professor<br><br>Shipping address: <br>303B Forbes<br>P.O.Box 210036<br>School of Plant Sciences<br>University of Arizona<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br><br>Office: 441E, Marley Building<br>Office Phone: 520-626-2229<br>Fax: 520-621-7186<br><br>Lab: 418, 420 Marley Building<br>Lab Phone: 520-621-9567<br>Web: <a href="http://www.ag.arizona.edu/research/ravilab/">http://www.ag.arizona.edu/research/ravilab/</a><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>