Improving Experimental Laboratories in Undergraduate Plant Sciences

南佛罗里达州独特的亚热带植物区系和戴德县庞大而高度多样化的园艺和农业部门，自然鼓励人们在佛罗里达国际大学学习植物生物学。尽管对植物学的兴趣一直令人鼓舞，但由于缺乏受控生长设施，以及缺乏严格的植物生物学实验室课程所需的设备，本科课程受到了影响。这项奖励将提供资金，用于购买小型生长室和简单的视频图像分析系统，用于植物生长分析实验实验室；用于光合作用和蒸腾作用的实验室的光合作用系统和扩散气孔计；以及用于准备植物细胞悬浮培养的小型旋转摇床，供初学者在组织培养实验室使用。接受资助的机构正在将这一NSF奖项与非联邦来源的资金相匹配。

South Florida's unique subtropical flora and Dade County's large and highly diversified horticultural and agricultural sectors naturally encourage the study of plant biology at Florida International University. Although interest in botany has been encouraging, the undergraduate program has suffered from the absence of controlled growth facilities, as well as from the lack of equipment necessary for rigorous laboratory courses in plant biology. This award will provide funds to purchase small growth chambers and a simple video image analysis system for experimental labs in plant growth analysis; a photosynthesis system and diffusion porometers to use in labs on photosynthesis and transpiration; and small rotary shakers to prepare plant cell suspension cultures for use in tissue culture labs for beginning students. The grantee institution is matching this NSF award with funds from non-Federal sources.