Botany 410
Plant Anatomy
General Information
- Instructor: Dr. David Webb
- Office: St. John 414A, 956-8028
- Teaching Assistant: Nathan Nishimura (St. John 411, 956-8315)
- Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 - 10:15 (St. John 015)
- Course Focus: This course will primarily concern the anatomy of seed plants at the light microscope level. However, ultrastructural information obtained via the electron microscope will be introduced.
- Textbook: Plant Anatomy (4th Ed) by A. Fahn
Lecture Topics
- Overview and plant cell structure
- Parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma
- Epidermis
- Primary xylem, phloem and secretory ducts
- Leaves
- Stems (primary growth)
- Vascular cambium and secondary xylem
- Secondary phloem and periderm
- Stem types and unusual growth
- Roots
- Flowers
- Flowers and fruits
- Seeds
Disclaimer: This information has been obtained from a previous syllabus of the class offering and is only partial information about the course. It is not an authorized syllabus and does not offer any guarantee that the course was taught according to this outline then or will be taught this way in the future. It is only intended for general planning.