[Plsugs] COURSE - PLS 359 Plant Cell Structure and Function Fall 2016

[Quist, Tanya M - (tquist)]

Name and number of the course: Plant Cell Structure and Function (PLS 359)

Credits: 3

Meeting time (sec 001): Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11-12:15pm, Shantz 247

Course content for online section: No text book; Excellent materials via D2L, including recordings of every lecture with clear explanations.

Course description: Whether the student will work with plants as a physiologist, pathologist, ecologist, agronomist, horticulturalist, or molecular biologist, it is important to know how a plant is constructed, how it grows, and how it responds to an ever-changing environment. Depending on the need and interests, the student may work in the future 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.

In this course, I will start with the molecular and subcellular organization of a single plant cell. Subsequently, I will discuss organization and function of plants at the tissue level. Emphasis will be placed on not only teaching the structural aspects but also discussing the functions of a plant cell, tissue, and organ.

My lectures will connect the utility of learning these fundamental principles to student's interests in industry, plant molecular genetics, plant pathology, agronomy, and evolutionary biology. For instance, they will learn about the importance of understanding how plants grow before they can: make an impact in biofuel industry, molecular mechanisms that underlie meristem and root hair development, understand fungal and pathogen interaction with plants, improve cotton fiber quality and yield, and gain an evolutionary perspective of flowering plant reproduction.
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Ravishankar Palanivelu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Plant Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-626-2229
Fax: 520-621-7186
Web: http://www.ag.arizona.edu/research/ravilab
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