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PLS 002: Botany and physiology of cultivated plants

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PLS 002: Botany and physiology of cultivated plants

This text provides a holistic introduction to the underlying botanical and physiological principles of cultivated plants and their response to the environment. Includes concepts behind plant selection, cultivation, and utilization. Laboratories include discussion and interactive demonstrations.

Biology
Author
Tom Buckley
Publisher
University of California Davis
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 147 sections
  1. 01: Intro - what is life
  2. 1.01: Potential Energy in Biology
  3. 02: Plant structure
  4. 2.01: Cells and Tissues
  5. 2.1.01: Introduction to Cells
  6. 2.1.02: Plant Cell Structure
  7. 2.1.03: Plant Tissues
  8. 2.1.04: Chapter Summary
  9. 2.02: Roots
  10. 2.2.01: Organs and Organ Systems
  11. 2.2.02: External Root Structure
  12. 2.2.03: Internal Root Structure
  13. 2.2.04: Root Modifications
  14. 2.2.05: Chapter Summary
  15. 2.03: Stems
  16. 2.3.01: Stem Morphology (External Structure)
  17. 2.3.02: Internal Anatomy of the Primary Stem
  18. 2.3.03: Secondary Stem
  19. 2.3.04: Stem Modifications
  20. 2.3.05: Chapter Summary
  21. 2.04: Leaves
  22. 2.4.01: External Structure of Leaves
  23. 2.4.02: Internal Leaf Structure
  24. 2.4.03: Leaf Modifications
  25. 2.4.04: Chapter Summary
  26. 2.05: Meristems
  27. 03: Origin and evolution of land plants
  28. 3.01: A Brief History of Life on Earth
  29. 3.1.01: A Brief History of Life on Earth
  30. 3.02: Biodiversity (Organismal Groups)
  31. 3.2.01: Systematics
  32. 3.2.1.01: Introduction
  33. 3.2.1.02: Organizing Life on Earth
  34. 3.2.1.03: Determining Evolutionary Relationships
  35. 3.2.1.04: Perspectives on the Phylogenetic Tree
  36. 3.2.1.05: Chapter Summary
  37. 3.2.02: Early Land Plants
  38. 3.2.2.01: Introduction to Early Land Plants
  39. 3.2.2.02: Bryophytes
  40. 3.2.2.2.01: Anthocerotophyta
  41. 3.2.2.2.02: Marchantiophyta
  42. 3.2.2.2.03: Bryophyta
  43. 3.2.2.03: Seedless Vascular Plants
  44. 3.2.2.3.01: Lycopodiopsida
  45. 3.2.2.3.02: Polypodiopsida
  46. 3.2.2.04: Chapter Summary
  47. 3.2.03: Seed Plants
  48. 3.2.3.01: Introduction to Seed Plants
  49. 3.2.3.02: Gymnosperms
  50. 3.2.3.2.01: Cycads and Ginkos
  51. 3.2.3.2.02: Conifers and Gnetophytes
  52. 3.2.3.03: Angiosperms
  53. 3.2.3.3.01: Flowers
  54. 3.2.3.3.02: Angiosperm Life Cycle
  55. 3.2.3.04: Chapter Summary
  56. 3.2.04: Angiosperm Diversity
  57. 3.2.4.01: Monocots and Eudicots
  58. 3.2.4.02: Pollination Syndromes
  59. 3.2.4.03: Fruits and Dispersal
  60. 3.2.4.04: Angiosperm Families
  61. 3.2.4.05: Chapter Summary
  62. 3.03: Life Cycles
  63. 3.04: The Origins of Crop Plants
  64. 04: Asexual reproduction
  65. 4.01: Asexual Reproduction
  66. 4.02: Grafting
  67. 4.2.01: Grafts and Wounds
  68. 4.2.02: Unique Storage Organs
  69. 4.2.03: Terms
  70. 05: Sexual reproduction
  71. 5.01: Reproductive Development and Structure
  72. 5.02: Pollination and Fertilization
  73. 06: Plant genetics and breeding
  74. 6.01: The Early History of Genetics
  75. 6.02: Cataloging Classification and Deliberate Hybridizations
  76. 6.03: Plant Breeding
  77. 6.04: Genetic Improvement in Cereal Crops and the Green Revolution
  78. 07: Biotechnology
  79. 7.01: Genetically Engineered Crops
  80. 7.02: Genetic Modification
  81. 7.2.01: Introduction
  82. 7.2.02: GMO Food (Activity)
  83. 7.03: GMOs
  84. 08: Basic chemistry and biochemistry
  85. 8.01: The Chemical Foundation of Life
  86. 8.1.01: Prelude to The Chemical Foundation of Life
  87. 8.1.02: Atoms Isotopes Ions and Molecules - The Building Blocks
  88. 8.1.03: Water
  89. 8.1.04: Carbon
  90. 8.1.E: The Chemical Foundation of Life (Exercises)
  91. 8.02: Biological Macromolecules
  92. 8.2.01: Prelude to Biological Macromolecules
  93. 8.2.02: Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules
  94. 8.2.03: Carbohydrates
  95. 8.2.04: Lipids
  96. 8.2.05: Proteins
  97. 8.2.06: Nucleic Acids
  98. 8.2.E: Biological Macromolecules (Exercises)
  99. 8.03: Unit I- The Chemistry of Life
  100. 09: Photosynthesis - carbon reactions
  101. 9.01: Discovery of Photosynthesis
  102. 9.02: Photosynthesis Overview and Equation
  103. 9.03: Light-independent Reactions
  104. 10: Photosynthesis - light reactions
  105. 10.01: Energy and ATP
  106. 10.02: The Light-dependent Reactions
  107. 11: Plant water relations
  108. 11.01: Water Potential
  109. 11.02: Transpiration
  110. 11.2.01: Adaptations to Reduce Transpiration
  111. 11.2.02: Stomatal Opening and Closure
  112. 11.03: Cohesion-Tension Theory
  113. 11.04: Water Absorption
  114. 11.05: Water Transport
  115. 11.06: Transport of Water and Solutes in Plants
  116. 12: Photosynthetic adaptations
  117. 12.01: Photorespiration and Photosynthetic Pathways
  118. 12.02: CO2 uptake - C4 and CAM Pathways
  119. 13: Respiration and metabolism
  120. 13.01: Aerobic Cellular Respiration
  121. 14: Mineral nutrition
  122. 14.01: Prelude to Soil and Plant Nutrition
  123. 14.02: Nutritional Requirements of Plants
  124. 14.03: The Soil
  125. 14.04: Nutritional Adaptations of Plants
  126. 14.E: Soil and Plant Nutrition (Exercises)
  127. 15: Functional morphology and anatomy
  128. 15.01: Translocation (Assimilate Transport)
  129. 16: Environmental plant biology
  130. 16.01: Environmental Responses
  131. 16.1.01: Tropisms
  132. 16.1.02: Flowering
  133. 16.1.03: Photoperiodism
  134. 16.1.04: Etiolation and Shade Avoidance
  135. 16.1.05: Dormancy
  136. 16.1.06: Chapter Summary
  137. 16.02: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses
  138. 17: Measuring and analyzing plants
  139. 18: Predicting plants
  140. 19: Biotic interactions
  141. 19.01: Industrial Agriculture
  142. 19.02: Sustainable Agriculture
  143. 20: Climate change and plants
  144. 20.01: Earth's Energy Budget
  145. 20.02: The Greenhouse Effect
  146. 20.03: Climate and the Effects of Global Climate Change
  147. 20.04: Soil and Water Conservation