BIOL 3390

Economic Botany

Tentative Lecture Schedule

DATE

LECTURE

January 11

Acquaintance, syllabus, Introduction

January 16, 18

 Features of flowering plants & their product

January 23

Origin of Agriculture

 

January 25 EXAM I

Feb. 1

Cereals/Grasses

Feb.  6

Pulses/Legumes

Feb. 8 

Foods from leaves, stems and leaves

Feb 15 

EXAM II

 

Feb. 20

Fruits and nuts

Feb. 27

Spices/Volatile Oils

March 1

Vegetable Oils
March 8 EXAM III

March 13

Medicinal plants

March 20

Psychoactive drugs

March 27 - 29  Spring Break

April 3

Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic beverages

April 5

EXAM IV

April 10

(Presentation)

April 17

(Presentation)

April 26

Exam V

May 3

11:00am - 1:00pm