Only for Undergraduate Students
Individual Students need to submit term paper



Topic: You can choose any topic of your interest.

Restrictions: Phytochemical/s variation due to growing location, season, variety, parts used, mechanism of action, bioavailibility, toxicity, and beneficial effects on health such as cancer and chronic diseases.

You can choose one phytochemcal of interest and different fruits and vegetables.

OR

One fruit or vegetable and cover all the phytochemicals present in that fruit or vegetable of your interest.

OR

A single group of compounds (such as carotenoids, phenols, flavonoids etc.,) and cover all aspects of that group in different fruits and vegetables.

Page Limitations: Minimum 5 pages (excluding literature) with double spacing and one side justification.

Format: You can follow format of the review articles from any of the following journals.

  • Journal of American Society for Horticultural Sciences
  • HortScience
  • Journal of Food Science
  • Food Technology
  • Nutrition Reviews
    • Deadline: Title: September 6, 2007
    Final Submission: October 16, 2007- Submission can completed either by e-mail as an attachment or disk or CD.  Please make sure you use word or wordperfect or PDF.
    Send an e-mail to B-patil@tamu.edu, site coordinator and Amitvikkram@neo.tamu (Teaching Assistant).

    Points: Maximum 30.



    Alternative Project for Term paper 

    Only for Undergraduate Students
    Individual Students need to submit term paper




    The following material describes a project alternative to the review paper required for HORT 640

    The purpose of the alternative project is to create an "educational resource" based on one of the lecture sessions presented during the course. In an attempt to provide the broadest possible coverage of course material, students opting for this alternative must select topics on a first-come first-served basis, until all sessions are covered.

    The "educational resource" alternative involves using the lecture materials and information presented by the speakers to create a resource that mimics the presentation, and presents it for use by a broader audience. The resource will include:

    1. A complete text section on the order of 5 - 10 typed pages written in a style more consistent with "browsing" than with "detailed" reading. For example, you would use simple sentences, and move rapidly through the content rather that embellishing content with examples.
    2. Illustrations for the various content topics, and an indication of where they are best placed in relation to the text (your own illustrations, illustrations used by the presenter, or other illustrations you have found). Black and white sketches and copies are all that is required, not camera-ready copy.
    3. Links to similar materials on the Web that can be used for background and supplementation (either placed within the text, or in a references section at the end).
    4. A set of supplementary ideas for discussion starters, live demonstrations, brief student projects, etc. (at least 3) that can be used to enhance the presentation.
    Alternative projects will be reviewed for content by Dr. Patil and the speaker who presented the material. Meritorous projects will be incorporated into the Phytochemicals Web site with appropriate credit given to the creators.

     Note: Preparation of the eduational resources for Web delivery is not a part of the alternative project. That will be done independently. 


    Deadline: Title: September 6, 2007
    Final Submission: October 16, 2007- Submission can completed either by e-mail as an attachment or disk or CD.  Please make sure you use word or wordperfect.

    Send an e-mail to B-patil@tamu.edu, site coordinator and Amitvikkram@neo.tamu (Teaching Assistant).


    Points: Maximum 30.

     

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