FOR 6340 – Spring 2009

Lecture Notes

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Review 1 – Tree Structure

Review 2 – Primary and Secondary Growth

Lecture 1A – Photosynthesis from molecule to canopy, First Half

Lecture 1B - Photosynthesis from molecule to canopy, Second Half

Lecture 2 - Transport, Storage and Use of Carbon in Trees

Lecture 3 - Respiration

Lecture 4 - Production

Lecture 5 - Effects of light on tree function and structure

Lecture 6 - Water relations I: Water uptake, transport and storage

Lecture 7 - Water relations II: Control of transpiration from leaf to canopy

Lecture 8 - Water relations III: Hydraulic architecture and xylem cavitation

Lecture 9 - Shoot, crown and canopy architecture