Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Systems - Overview
The
Physiology Program in Botany is both strong and diverse, with interest
ranging from the molecular to eco-physiological levels of organization,
and covering biochemistry, photophysiology, water relations, mineral nutrition,
and growth and development. The program is enhanced by cooperation with
physiologists and biochemists in many departments, including Agronomy,
Fruit Crops, Vegetable Crops, Microbiology
and Cell Science, Biochemistry,
and the School of Forest Resources and
Conservation. Thus it is possible
to obtain research experience in both basic and more applied (agricultural
and environmental) aspects of plant physiology and biochemistry. A variety
of graduate courses, within Botany and in other departments, enable a student
to obtain an excellent formal background in the discipline, which is tailored
to individual needs and interests.
Laboratory instrumentation available
for graduate student research is extensive and sophisticated. It includes
equipment for radioisotope work (with liquid scintillation spectrometry
and low background counters); gas exchange analysis (CO2 and O2); cell
isolation, manipulation, and culture; enzyme isolation and analysis; chromatographic
separation techniques; electrophoretic separations and analyses; scanning
and transmission electron microscopy and freeze-etching; as well as preparative
and ultra-centrifuges, spectrophotometers, cold rooms, controlled environment
chambers, greenhouses, field space, and access to vehicles, boats, and
equipment for terrestrial and aquatic field studies.
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