Text: A. Sala. Plant Physiology Lab Manual

This course consists of a series of laboratory exercises intended to familiarize students with core concepts and techniques in plant physiology. It complements the lecture course (BIOO 433), which is an absolutely necessary pre-requisite. This laboratory course entails substantial scientific writing and it is a “Partial Writing Course”, where grades are based on writing assignments with at least one of the assignments revised based on instructor feedback. Main Laboratory Objectives/Outcomes: • Learn some common research techniques used in plant physiology • Increase your appreciation for plants and their complex, integrated nature • Increase your understanding of how plants grow, develop and sense their environment • Ability to write scientific papers (identify conceptual framework and main goals or hypotheses; summarize methods or approach; explain main results and interpretation). • Ability to write a solid research proposal (develop clear rationale based on current understanding; identify and justify specific questions or hypotheses addressed; develop a detailed approach to address the questions or hypotheses). • Learn to communicate scientific ideas in oral presentations