Rediscovering Botany in the Undergraduate Curriculum ThroughPlant Growth Experimentation

该项目将提升基础植物学课程的教学水平，包括普通植物学、植物生态学、植物生理学和独立研究。这一努力取决于配备一个本科生研究实验室，学生可以聚集在那里计划研究，开展研究，然后分析数据。围绕环境/植物生长相互作用这一主题，计划了九项实验练习。三个照明环境生长室，两个孵化器和两个层流罩被要求，以便学生可以在受控条件下种植植物，培养组织和发芽种子。这组环境控制设备将挑战学生设计简单的实验，识别和控制重要变量，然后对照片进行有意义的测量。组织处理需要干燥箱和数字天平。需要一个计算机系统来进行数据分析和传播研究结果。通过使用这些设备进行实验室研究，我们希望有更多的学生在研究生阶段学习植物学、农学或林业。

This project will upgrade the teaching of basic botanical science in the following courses: General Botany, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, and Independent Research. The endeavor is contingent upon equipping an undergraduate research laboratory where students can gather to plan research, carryout research, and then analyze data. Nine laboratory exercises are planned around the general theme of environment/plant-growth interaction. Three lighted environmental growth chambers, two incubators, and two laminar flow hoods are requested so students can grow plants, culture tissue, and germinate seeds under controlled conditions. This collection of environmental control equipment will challenge students to design simple experiments, identify and control important variables, and then take meaningful measurements of photo-thesis. A drying oven and a digital balance are required for tissue processing. A computer system is requested for data analysis and dissemination of research results. As a result of laboratory research using this equipment, hopefully more of our students will pursue botany, agronomy, or forestry at the graduate level.