BIOL 421 Agrostology

Outline of Course Content

1. Circumscription of Poaceae and its relation to other families
2. Morphology of grasses
3. Origin and evolution of grasses
4. Review of C4 photosynthesis
5. Grass classification: subfamilies and tribes
6. Coevolution of grasses and herbivores
7. Grass-fungal interactions
8. Evolution of corn
9. North American grasslands
10. Biology of Cyperaceae (as time allows)