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Intranet Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
The department offers a diversity of holistic and specialized physiology
and biochemistry research programs ranging in scope from woody and herbaceous
whole-plant
and organ physiology through primary and secondary metabolism and enzymology.
Areas of study include photosynthesis, flowering, pollination and fruit
set, seed development and germination, fruit growth, carbon assimilation
and allocation, source-sink dynamics, carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism,
cell wall metabolism, biotic and abiotic stress, and osmoprotectants.
The influence of environmental and endogenous factors, including temperatures,
light intensity and quality, water availability, soil structure and nutritional
status, and growth regulator effects on whole plant or organ responses
are also emphasized. Florida’s climatic diversity and controlled
environment facilities provide opportunities for research with temperate,
subtropical, and tropical crops on a nearly year-round basis. Faculty
within the Horticultural Sciences department, at locations throughout
the state, and in the Botany and Agronomy departments are closely involved
in collaborative projects directed toward issues addressing plant physiology
and biochemistry.
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