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High Speed Botany Kariyat, Rupesh [1]. Teaching Module on Plant Biochemical Interactions with Insects. The widespread misperception of plants as passive organisms— providing the backdrop against which the more active members of the animal kingdom play out the drama of life—presents both a challenge and an opportunity for integrating plant science into classrooms. And, the opportunity is that understanding plant community interactions can provide students a window onto the hidden complexity of the living world. Here, using ecological knowledge derived from chemical ecology and molecular genetics, we present a hands-on teaching module that illustrates plants’ defenses at work against insect herbivores with bioassays that can be accomplished without any specialized laboratory equipment.
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1 - University Of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Biology, 1201 W. University Dr., Dept Of Biology, Edinburg,, TX, 78539, United States
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Presentation Type: High Speed Botany Lightning Talks
Session: LT2, High Speed Botany for Everyone
Location: 108/Mayo Civic Center
Date: Monday, July 23rd, 2018
Time: 7:55 PM
Number: LT2007
Abstract ID:1317
Candidate for Awards:None |
