1. ADVANCED PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Course Contents Life Science Dept. N.C.H.U. Dr. C.H. Lin Introduction 1. Reference 2. The Science of Plant Physiology 3. Molecular logic of Living Organism (4-22, Cell physiology) 4. Mechanism vs. Vitalism

2. 5. Property of Life 6. The Major Changes Leading to Current Biological Studies 7. Mechanical View of Life 8. Mechanism vs. Vitalism 9. Prokaryotes vs. Eurkaryotes 10. Endosymbiosis 11. Compartmentation 12. Membrane Structure-----Models 13. Carrier Hypothesis or Fact

3. 14. Active vs. Passive Absorption 15. Dual Pattern of Ion Absorption 16. Shuttle Systems 17. Methodology  Instrumentation for the study of cell 18. Cell Fractionation 19. Differential Centrifugation 20. Selection of Marker of Marker Enzyme 21. Electron Microscopy ----T. E. M. ----S. E. M

4. 21. Electron Microscopy ----X-ray analysis ----Freeze-etching ----E. M. Autoradiography 22. Immunocytochistry 23. Mitochondria and respiration 24. Photosynthesis 25. Photorespiration 26. Cell Cycle ---- Determination of cell cycle time ---- Environmental factors affecting cell cycle

5. 27. Cell Wall ----Structure ----Models of wall growth 28. Photomorphogenesis ----Phytochrome ----Physiology ----Mechanism of phytochrome action 29. Photoperiodism 30. Flowering Mechanism 31. Circadian Phythums 32. IAA, ABA, GA, and their assay

6. 33. Ethylene Biosynthesis and its Physiology in Plant Tissue 34. Colligative property 35. Morphogenesis 36. Signal Transduction 37. Nitrogen Metabolism 38. Open