UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

Plant Biology 415
tionary relationships. Ecological factors and commercial
uses are considered. Laboratories include
study of living organisms and identification exercises.—II.
(II.) Canington
119. Population Biology of Weeds (3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C; introductory statistics
recommended. Origin and evolution of weeds,
reproduction and dispersal, seed ecology, modeling
of population dynamics, interactions of weeds and
crops, biological control. Laboratories emphasize
design of competition experiments and identification
of weedy species. Not open for credit to students
who have completed Plant Biology 121. (Same
course as Evolution and Ecology 119.)—III. (III.) Rejmanek
123. Plant-Virus-Vector Interaction (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1A, 1C, 101; course 105, Plant Pathology 120,
and Entomology 100 recommended. Analysis of the
interactions necessary for viruses to infect plants.
Interactions among insect vectors and host plants
involved in the plant-virus life cycle. Evolutionary
aspects of the molecular components in viral infection
and modern experimental approaches to the
interdiction of viral movement. Offered alternate
years. (Same course as Entomology 123/Plant
Pathology 123.)—(I.) Lucas, Gilbertson, Ullman
126. Plant Biochemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1C or the equivalent, and Biological Sciences 103.
The biochemistry of important plant processes and
metabolic pathways. Discussion of methods used to
understand plant processes, including use of transgenic
plants. (Same course as Molecular and Cellular
Biology 126.)—(I.) Callis, Abel
140. Culinary and Medicinal Herbs (3)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological
Sciences 1C. Growth, identification, cultivation, and
use of common culinary and medicinal herbs; herbal
plant families; effects of climate and soils on herbs;
herbal medicine; ecology and geography of herbs;
herb garden design; secondary chemistry of active
compounds. (Same course as Environmental and
Resource Sciences 140.)—III. (III.) Bledsoe
141. Principles and Methods of
Ethnobotany (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—2 hours.
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or Plant Sciences
2 or the equivalent; course 108 recommended.
Examination of concepts, questions, and
methods in ethnobotany, the study of human-plant
interactions. Specific topics include traditional and
scientific classification systems, uses of specific
plants, plant evolution under domestication, and ethical
issues related to ethnobotany. Offered in alternate
years. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt.—(II.)
Potter, Dean
142. Ecology of Crop Systems (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C; Mathematics
16A or Physics 1A, or consent of instructor.
Ecological processes governing the structure and
behavior of managed ecosystems. Emphasis on
mechanistic and systems views of the physical environment,
photosynthetic productivity, competition,
adaptation, nutrient cycling, energy relations and
contemporary issues such as climate change. GE
credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Bloom
143. Evolution of Crop Plants (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1C or the equivalent. Origins of crops and agriculture,
including methodological approaches, center
of origin and diversity, crop dissemination pathways,
and differences between wild and cultivated
plants. Group studies of individual crops are published
on the Internet. Not open for credit to students
who have completed Plant Science 103. GE credit:
SciEng, Wrt.—III. (III.) Gepts
144. Trees and Forests (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 1C. Biological structure and
function of trees as organisms; understanding of forests
as communities and as ecosystems; use of forests
by humans; tree phenology, photosynthesis,
respiration, soil processes, life histories, dormancy,
forest biodiversity, and agroforestry. (Same course
as Environmental Horticulture 144 and Environmental
and Resource Sciences 144.)—I. (I.) Barbour,
Berry, Bledsoe
145. Sierra Nevada Flora (3)
Lecture/laboratory—30 hours (total); fieldwork—50
hours (total). Prerequisite: course 102 or 108 or Evolution
and Ecology 121 or Environmental Horticulture
105. An introduction to the flora of the Sierra
Nevada. Basic plant identification, the principle
plant communities and species of the Sierra
Nevada. Class offered the first two weeks in July in
the Sierra Nevada. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
Ronald
146. Rhizosphere Ecology (3)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Plant Sciences 2 or Biological Sciences 1C. Effects
of plant-microbe interactions on plant growth, soil
formation, and agricultural sustainability. Physical,
chemical and biological processes that occur at the
surface of plant roots. Evolution and modification of
the biochemical and genetic bases of rhizosphere
ecology. Offered in alternate years.—(III.) Phillips
147. Survey of Plant Communities of
California (4)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; fieldwork—3 hours;
extensive writing. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1A or 1B or 1C or Molecular and Cellular Biology
10 recommended. Consent of instructor required
quarter prior to course. Upper division standing
required if enrollment must be limited. Selected plant
communities analyzed for their structure and the relationship
of their component species to the environment.
Four weekend field trips required. GE credit:
SciEng, Wrt.—III. (III.) Barbour, Jackson, Ronald
148. Introductory Mycology (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C. Systematics, ecology,
evolution, and morphology of fungi. Importance
of fungi to humans. (Same course as Plant Pathology
148.)—I. (I.) MacDonald, Rizzo
150. Plant Natural Product Chemistry (3)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 101 and 103, or the equivalent.
Traditional biochemical and modern genetic
approaches for studying plant-derived compounds
such as isoprenoids, alkaloids, and phenylpropanoids.
The impact of plant-derived compounds on
biological processes in ecology, evolution and nutrition.—I.
(I.) Inoue, Kliebenstein
152. Plant Genetics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour.
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A or consent of
instructor. Basic principles of transmission genetics,
cytogenetics, population and quantitative genetics,
and molecular genetics. Practical aspects of genetic
crosses and analysis of segregating populations.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Plant Science 105. (Former course Plant Science
105.)—III. (III.)
153. Plant, Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
(4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3
hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1C or Plant
Sciences 2. Basic and applied aspects of plant tissue
culture including media preparation, micropropagation,
embryo-genesis, anther culture, protoplast culture
and transformation. Offered in alternate years.
Not open for credit to students who have completed
Plant Science 107. (Former course Plant Science
107.) Offered in alternate years.—II
154. Introduction to Plant Breeding (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 152, Biological Sciences 101 or consent of
instructor. The principles, methods and applications
of plant breeding and genetics to the improvement
of crop plants. Illustration of how plant breeding is a
dynamic, multidisciplinary, constantly-evolving science.
Laboratory emphasizes hands-on experience
in the basics of breeding through experiments.
(Former course Plant Science 113.)—II. (II.) St. Clair
157. Physiology of Environmental Stresses
in Plants (4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
course 112 (may be taken concurrently) or the equivalent.
Stress concepts and principles; physiological,
developmental and morphological characteristics
enabling plants to avoid or tolerate environmental
stresses; mechanisms of acclimation common to
many stresses; responses of wild and cultivated species
to drought, flooding, nutrient deficiencies, salinity,
toxic ions, extreme temperatures. Offered in
alternate years.—II. Lauchli, Silk
158. Mineral Nutrition of Plants (4)
Lecture—3 hours: laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 111 or the equivalent. Evolution and scope of
plant nutrition; essential and other elements; mechanisms
of absorption and translocation; mineral
metabolism; deficiencies and toxicities; genetic and
ecological aspects of plant nutrition. Not open for
credit to students who have completed Plant Biology/Plant
Science 135. (Former course Plant Biology/Plant
Science 135.)—III. (III.) Richards, Brown
160. Principles of Plant Biotechnology (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1A and 101. Principles and concepts of plant biotechnology
including recombinant DNA technology,
plant molecular biology, plant cell and tissue culture,
and crop improvement. Not open for credit to students
who have completed Plant Science 140.
(Former course Plant Science 140.)—II. (II.) Dandekar
161A. Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
Laboratory (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 152 and/or 160. Techniques of genetic analysis
at the molecular and organismal levels, including
segregation and linkage analysis, cytogenetics
and recombinant DNA. Not open for credit to students
who have completed Plant Science 141A.
(Former course Plant Science 141A.)—I. (I.) Dandekar,
Beckles
161B. Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
Laboratory (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 152 and/or 160. Advanced techniques of
genetic analysis at the molecular and organismal
levels, including transformation, gene expression,
analysis of transgenic plants and QTL analysis. Not
open for credit to students who have completed Plant
Science 141B. (Former course Plant Science
141B.)—II. (II.)
162. Cellular and Molecular Bases of Ion
Transport Processes (4)
Lecture—2 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 1A or the equivalent,
Mathematics 16A or the equivalent, Physics 7A-7B
or Chemistry 2A-2B or the equivalent. Basic physiological,
biochemical, and molecular principles of
energy production in plant and animal cells. The use
of energy to transport ions and nutrients in and out
of the cell, and cellular and molecular mechanisms
regulating these processes.—II. (II.) Blumwald,
Shackel
170. Plant Molecular Ecology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 1A and 1C or the equivalent.
Introduction to the application of molecular genetic
techniques to questions concerning ecological,
genetic and evolutionary processes in plant populations.
Emphasis on the use of molecular genetic information
for decision making in management and
conservation.—II. (II.) Jasieniuk
171. Plant Propagation (4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3
hours. Prerequisite: Plant Sciences 2 or Biological
Sciences 1C. Principles and practices of propagating
plants covering anatomical, physiological, and
practical aspects. Not open for credit to students
who have completed Plant Science 109. (Former
course Plant Science 109.)—I. (I.) Burger
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience