Environmental Plant Physiology

The Environmental Instrumentation course (PSC 5000/6000) teaches the physics of signal transduction, how sensors convert an environmental parameter into an electric signal, the basic electronics needed to connect sensors with dataloggers, data collection and processing, and programming dataloggers to measure sensors.

Syllabus & Schedule (2019)

Recorded Lectures (Spring 2020)

Photosynthesis - March 13

Photosynthetic Efficiency - March 18

Water Use Efficiency & Stomatal Control - March 20

Crop Respiration Part 1 - March 25

Crop Respiration Part 2 - March 27

Crop Respiration Part 3 and Phloem Transport - April 1

Plant Water Potential Part 1 - April 3

Plant Water Potential Part 2 - April 8

Lecture - April 10

Salinity and Roots - April 15

Temperature Stress Physiology - April 17

Nitrogen Metabolism and Uptake - April 22