2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Course Descriptions/Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences 509620. Plant Cell Structure and Function. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of plant cell organization, functionand physiology to incorporate whole-plant processes with sub-cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms;origin of eukaryotic cells, nuclear organization and processes, cell cycle, organelle biogenesis andinheritance, photosynthesis, endomembrane system, cell trafficking, symplast, cytoskeleton, extracellularmatrix, cell wall, disease, plant microbe interaction, development and differentiation. Prerequisites:MEPS 313 or equivalent, graduate classification, or permission of the instructor.630. Post-Harvest Biology, Physiology and Genetics of Plants. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of biological,physiological and genetic mechanisms which impart phenotypes associated with quality and value ofplant products; current emphasis in areas of ripening, senescence, fruit and flower development, andrelevant applications of biotechnology will be focus of course. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.Cross-listed with HORT 630.650. Plant Cell Culture for Crop Improvement. (3-1). Credit 3. Focus on techniques in plant cell culturewhich can be applied to all crop plants, including agronomic crops, horticulture and forestry crops forgermplasm improvement. Prerequisites: MEPS 313; CHEM 101; graduate classification.654. Analysis of Complex Genomes. (3-0). Credit 3. History and current status of genetic and molecularanalysis of higher eukaryotic genomes; coverage of techniques for dissection of genomes into manageableparts; investigations in genetics, breeding and evolution; emphasis on quantitative inheritance,genetic mapping, physical mapping, map-based cloning, with examples drawn from a wide range oforganisms. Prerequisite: GENE 603. Cross-listed with GENE 654 and SCSC 654.655. Analysis of Complex Genomes--Lab. (0-7). Credit 3. Laboratory methods in molecular genetic techniquesfor genetic mapping, physical mapping, and map-based cloning of both qualitative and quantitativephenotypes. Prerequisite: GENE 603 or equivalent or approval of instructor. Cross-listed withSCSC 655 and GENE 655.671. Plant Growth and Development. (3-0). Credit 3. Comprehensive analysis of plant development primarilyfocused on the molecular and cellular processes underlying morphogenesis, vegetative growthand reproduction; role of the major phytohormones as coordinators of development will be analyzed;plastic development responses to conditioning environmental signals. Prerequisites: MEPS 601 or approvalof instructor. Cross-listed with SCSC 671.673. Environmental Mechanisms of Plant Growth. (4-0). Credit 1. Analysis of physical and molecularmechanisms of whole plant responses to environment. Prerequisites: MEPS 313 and BICH 410 or concurrentregistration or approval of instructor. (Four weeks)676. Solute Transport and Utilization in Plants. (4-0). Credit 1. Analysis of inorganic nutrient uptake,long distance transportation and genetic control of nutrient acquisition. Prerequisites: MEPS 313 andBICH 410 (or concurrent registration) or approval of instructor. (Four weeks)677. Plant Growth and Development. (4-0). Credit 1. Analysis of mechanisms of hormone action duringvegetative and reproductive development, gene expression during development, photomorphogenesisand photoperiodism, dormancy and tropisms. Prerequisites: MEPS 313 and BICH 410 or concurrentregistration or approval of instructor. (Four weeks)681. Seminar. Credit 1 each semester. Professional development for students pursuing careers in plantphysiology; oral and poster presentations, writing skills, grantsmanship, job search and the promotionand tenure process.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4 each semester. Individual problems or research not pertaining tothesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: MEPS 313.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of plant physiology. May berepeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Original investigations in support of thesis or dissertation.