| January |
| 20 |
Introduction. Variation in plants |
|
| 22 |
Origins of agriculture |
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| 25 |
Centers and non-centers of domestication |
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| 27 |
Cereal grains |
|
| 29 |
Cereal grains, con't. |
|
| February |
| 1 |
Legumes |
|
| 3 |
Legumes, con't. |
|
| 5 |
Forage crops |
|
| 8 |
Temperate fruits and nuts |
|
| 10 |
Annual tropical crops |
|
| 12 |
Tropical fruits and nuts |
|
| 15 |
Tropical fruits and nuts, con't. |
|
| 17 |
Foods from leaves and stems |
|
| 19 |
Tubers, roots, and rhizomes |
|
| 22 |
Starch and sugar |
|
| 24 |
Review for exam |
| 26 |
Exam |
|
| March |
| 1 |
Spices and herbs |
|
| 3 |
Spices and herbs, con't. |
|
| 5 |
Perfumes and essential oils |
|
| 7 |
March 7 -- Class dinner. See class announcements. |
| 8 |
Vegetable oils and waxes |
|
| 10 |
Soaps and paints |
|
| 12 |
Hydrogels, gums, and pectins |
|
| 15 |
Resins
Latex and rubber |
|
| 17 |
Medicinal plants - terpenoids and other chemical types |
|
| 19 |
Medicinal plants - alkaloids |
|
| 20-28 |
Spring Break |
| 29 |
Review for exam |
|
| 31 |
Exam |
|
| April |
| 2 |
Psychoactive plants |
|
| 5 |
Tobacco and betel |
|
| 7 |
Arrow poisons and curares |
| 9 |
Plant-Derived Insecticides and
Fish Poisons (Piscicides) |
|
| 12 |
Beverage plants (Draft for term papers due) |
|
| 14 |
Alcoholic beverages |
|
| 16 |
Fibers |
|
| 19 |
Dyestuffs |
|
| 21 |
Tannins |
|
| 23 |
Paper |
|
| 26 |
Wood, lumber, and plywood (Term papers due) |
|
| 28 |
Wood, cork, and bamboo |
|
| 30 |
Uses of plants in the future |
|
| May |
| 3 |
Visit to Department of Plant Biology Greenhouse |
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| 5 |
Review for final |
|
| 11 |
Final examination: May 11, Tuesday, 8-11 AM, 140 Burrill Hall |
