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Biology 305 - Plant Anatomy
Syllabus - Fall 2006

Instructor:	Dr. W. John Hayden (Office A-211, x8232; jhayden (at) richmond (dot) edu; Labs: A-200, A-210)

Office hours:	by appointment, or drop in

Text:		None; PowerPoint files available on BlackBoard will convey basic factual information about plant structure; 
readings from primary literature will be assigned and discussed frequently; students are encouraged to sample as needed 
the reference texts listed at the end of this syllabus.
 
Lab Manuals:	Hayden, W. J.  2006.  Plant Anatomy Laboratory Manual, ed 6.
		        Hayden, W. J.  2006.  Techniques Manual for Plant Anatomy, ed. 3.
		        (both will be available via BlackBoard)

Recommended web site: http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mauseth/weblab/ 
		["Plant Anatomy Laboratory," a site prepared by James D. Mauseth]

Date	  Lecture Topic          Laboratory: Microscopy Study & PROJECTS                             

8-29	  Introduction		Light microscope, Vascular plant diversity
8-31	  Plant cells		Plant body; STEM SECTIONS VIA SIMPLE MICROTOMES
9-5	  Parenchyma		Plant cells
9-7	  Collenchyma		Parenchyma, Collenchyma
9-12	  Sclerenchyma		Sclerenchyma; MACERATION OF XYLEM
9-14	  Apical meristems	Apical meristems
9-19	  Xylem			Xylem; SEM PROJECT
9-21	  Phloem		        Phloem
9-26	  Secretory structures Secretory structures
9-28	  EXAM I		        PRACTICAL I
10-3	  Epidermis		Epidermis; LEAF CLEARINGS
10-5	  Stem			Stem
10-10 Stem			Stem
10-12 Leaf			Leaf

10-17 FALL BREAK	        FALL BREAK

10-19 Leaf			Leaf; PARAFFIN TECHNIQUE: OVERVIEW, DE-HYDRATION & INFILTRATION 
10-24 Root			Root
10-26 Intro to 20 growth	Woody stem, periderm, & gross structure of wood & periderm 
10-31 Vascular cambium	Vascular cambium; PARAFFIN TECHNIQUE: CASTING, SECTIONING & STAINING
11-2	 Conifer wood		Conifer wood
11-7	 EXAM II		        PRACTICAL II
11-9	 Dicot wood		Dicot woods
11-14 Evolution of wood	Diversity of secondary xylem
11-16 Ecol. wood anatomy	Wood identification I
11-21 Anomalous 20 growth Anomalous 20 growth

11-23 THANKSGIVING BREAK

11-28 Reaction wood	       Wood identification II	
11-30 Flower			Flower
12-5	 Ovule and seed	        Flower
12-7	 Fruit			        Fruit & seed

12-11 (Monday)  	FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICAL (2:00 -- 5:00 pm)

Some standard reference texts for Plant Anatomy:

Dickison, W. C.  2000.  Integrative plant anatomy.  Harcourt Academic Press.
Esau, K. 1965.  Plant anatomy. John Wiley & Sons.  (The "BIG" Esau)
Esau, K.  1977.  Anatomy of seed plants, ed 2.  John Wiley and Sons. (The "little" Esau)
Fahn, A.  Plant anatomy, ed 3.  Pergamon Press.
Mauseth, J. D.  1988.  Plant anatomy.  Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co.

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