BIOL 2050
Tree Development and Function
Fall 2026
Topics
- Roots Function
- Rhizography- pattern, classification, sampling
- Anatomy- primary and secondary tissues, function, cell types
- Development- apical meristem, differentiation, cambium
- secondary growth, lateral & adventitious roots
- Control of Growth- lateral and adventitious roots, biotic &
- endogenous factors, root shoot interactions
- Growth Periodicity- seasonal, episodic, potential, dormancy
- Shoots Morphology- examples
- Buds- composition, types, development, phenology, dormancy
- Shoot Anatomy- primary tissues, differentiation, cambial
- formation, leaf formation & phyllotaxy
- Control of Shoot Growth- external and internal factors
- Photosynthesis, Respiration etc
- Stems Cambium Anatomy- cell types
- Activity/Regulation- division & hormones
- Development- differentiation
- Wood Gymnosperm/Angiosperm- species
- Anatomy and Variation- cell/tissue types
- Phloem/Periderm Gymnosperm/Angiosperm- species
- Primary and Secondary- development
- Transport Source and Sink- concepts and water in the column
- Pressure Potential- driving force concept
- Transport in Xylem- cells and the process
- Transport in Phloem- cells and the process
Readings
- 2. Leitch, M.A. Biology 2050 Lab Manual (Provided Free)
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- syllabus ↗Fall 2026
- Course source ↗