LABORATORY SCHEDULE-- BOT 3503L

Some of the experiments may be subject to change (with plenty of notice)!

Date Lab Description Pages in Reiss/Handout Quiz?
Jan 9 Brief Description of the Arabidopsis Project Handout No
Jan 16 Leaf Ascorbic Acid Content Handout1 Yes
Jan 23

Tissue Water Relations

Pressure Bomb

Handout 2A

Handout 2B

Yes
Jan 30 Mineral Nutrition

Handout 3

Data sheet

Yes
Feb 6

Transpiration (Exp 11 Pt 1) Guard Cell Opening (Exp 11 Pt2)

Mineral Nutrition (cont)

Handout 4

Handout 3

Yes
Feb 13

Mineral Nutrition (cont)

Seed Germination

Handout 3

Handout 5

Yes
Feb 20 Mineral Nutrition (end) Handout 3 References
Feb 27 Nitrate Reductase Activity Handout 6 Yes
March 5-9 Spring Break 1 1
Mar 13 Pigment Analysis Handout 7 Yes
Mar 20 Optional Projects Yes
Mar 27

C3/C4 Photosynthesis

-protein extraction and determination

PEPC Activity Assay

Handout 7 Yes
Apr 3

C3/C4 Photosynthesis

-SDS PAGE gel

Handout 7 Yes
Apr 10

C3/C4 Photosynthesis

-Photosynthetic rate determination

Qubit Handout Yes
Apr 17 Hill Reaction (Exp 5 Pt 1&3) 35-49 Yes
Apr 24 Present optional projects
Apr 26 Second Paper DUE! 1 1
May 3 Final Exam  5:30-7:30 pm