Thompson D. Pizzolato
Professor
Education
- Ph.D., Miami University, 1974
- M.S., Louisiana State University, 1968
- B.S., Louisiana State University, 1965
Research Interests
Plant Anatomy: Developmental and systematic anatomy of the vascular systems
peculiar to the inflorescences and culms of the grasses.
Teaching Responsibilities
- PLSC 101
Botany
- PLSC 201
Plant Morphology
- PLSC 402
Plant Taxonomy
- PLSC 615
Vascular Plant Anatomy
Professional Activities
- Co-curator, Phillips Herbarium, Delaware State University
- Member - Botanical Society of America
- Member - Torrey Botanical Society
Recent Publications
- 1999. Initiation of the vascular system and the transition to flowering in
early tassels of Zea mays land race chapalote (Poceal). International
Journal of Plant Sciences 160:1111-1125 (with M.D. Sundberg of Emporia
State University, Kansas)
- 2000. A systematic view of the development of vascular systems in culms
and inflorescences grasses. pgs.8-28 in Grasses: Systematics and
Evolution.
Phone: (302) 831-2534
Email: 47479@udel.edu