| January 9 |
First class: Introduction, course format, quizzes, readings, assignments, grading, web logs, Net Support School |
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| January 11 |
Quiz on readings: Why Leaves Change Color (SUNY-ESF); Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? (Univ Wisc); Why Leaves Change Color (USDA)
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| January 14 |
Quiz on reading: pages 317-324 in Producing Sods Over Plastic in Soilless Media (Decker 2001; Horticultural Reviews 27)
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| January 16 |
Quiz on readings: Why Do Leaves Change Color? (National Geographic); The Chemistry of Autumn Color (Univ Wisc) Autumnal Foliage Can Be Pretty Tree-Killers (ABCnews) Discussion of various potential roles of anthocyanins |
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| January 18 |
Quiz on photosynthesis handout. Discussion of photosynthesis |
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| January 21 |
Holiday
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| January 23 |
Quiz on carotenoid/phytoprotection handout. Discussion of course paper for publication: organization, list of topics to cover. |
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| January 25 |
View Calculating transpirational water loss. Problem sets dealing with water loss from leaves. |
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| January 28 |
Assign presentation topics. Discuss term paper requirements (citation format). Foliage photos. |
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| January 30 |
Quiz: why do roots make carotenoids? Class session on listing physiological points and questions to cover in the manuscript. Google pigment seasonality: concentrations and/or producion rates during the spring, summaer and fall. |
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| February 1 |
Quiz: pigment seasonality: concentrations and/or producion rates during the spring, summer and fall. Literature search session: |
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| February 4 |
Link between leaf sugar and pigment concentrations, discussion and lit search.
Quiz: reactive oxygen species. No web log due. |
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| February 6 |
Plant water relations.
Quiz: reactive oxygen species. No web log due. |
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| February 8 |
Plant water relations: leaf sugars; drought and chilling stress..
Outline of your paper due; we'll discuss yours in class. |
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| February 11 |
Quiz and discussion on reading: Quantitative investigations of leaf pigments from their inception in buds through autumn coloration to decomposition in falling leaves. Sanger 1971 handout. |
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| February 13 |
Quiz and discussion on reading: Biochemistry of Indian summer: physiology of autumnal leaf coloration |
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| February 15 |
Quiz and discussion on reading: The colors of autumn leaves as symptoms of cellular recycling and defenses against environmental stresses |
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| February 18 |
Quiz on reading: Autumn tree colors as a handicap signal
Literature search for climatic data: spring and fall day/night temperatures, seasonal rainfall, fall irradiance. |
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| February 20 |
Quiz on reading: Pigment dynamics and autumn leaf senescence in a New England deciduous forest, eastern USA
Kyle presentation: photoperiod. |
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| February 22 |
Quiz on reading: Factors influencing red expression in autumn foliage of sugar maple
Landon presentation: leaf abscission. |
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| February 25 |
Quiz on reading: Environmental significance of anthocyanins in plant stress responses
Jordan presentation: chilling / freezing |
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| February 27 |
Quiz on reading: Why and What for the Leaves Are Yellow in Autumn? On the Interpretation of Optical Spectra of Senescing Leaves (Acer platanoides L.) - paper handouts on bookshelf in PSB 269 mailroom
Robin presentation: drought. |
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| February 29 |
No reading.
Lucas presentation: spring freeze, second leaf-out |
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| March 3 |
Class discussion of water potential components. |
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| March 5 |
No class. |
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| March 7 |
Class discussion of main ideas in article. |
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| March 10 |
Last class.
Class discussion of physiology case studies, course format. |
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| March 12 |
No class.
Final draft of your paper due (5-10 pages, not counting citation list or figures). |
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| March 14 |
Spring break starts |
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| References |
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