Course: Plant Physiology

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Course title Plant Physiology
Course code KBI/K501
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Auer Malinská Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic structure and function of the plant cell 2. Elementary composition and metabolism of plant cell 3. Water regime of plants 4. Mineral nutrition of plants 5. Photosynthesis - primary processes 6. Photosynthesis - secondary processes 7. Respiration of plants 8. Transport of assimilates. Heterotrophic nutrition of plants 9. Growth and development of plants - growth regulators 10. External factors of plant growth and plant development 11. Physiology of seed germination, flower, fruit, seed and tuber development 12. Dormance and senescence of plants. Plant movement. 13. Plant tissue cultures 14. Physiology of plant stress 15. Genetic determination of physiological process

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The main goal of this subject is to introduce students in the basic principles of plant physiology. An attention will be paid to the connection of plant morphology, the function of individual types of plant tissues, the molecular biology background of processes in plant cell and physical base of the most important physiological processes in plant. The course has two forms - theoretical as well as practical. During the practical part, students will be trained in the basic methods of plant physiological studies.

Prerequisites
Teaching in English is meant only for erasmus and foreign students. In the case of a small number of students is teaching in a form of individual consultations.
KBI/K102 and KBI/K203

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Amesz at al. Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis, Kluwer Academic Publishers, London,. 1996.
  • Bacon Ke. Photosynthesis - Photobiochemistry and Photobiophysic, in Advances in Photosynthesis, Volume 10, Kluwer academic publishers,. 2002.
  • Hess, D. Fyziologie rostlin. Academia, Praha,. 1983.
  • Hradilík, J. Fyziologie rostlin (návody do cvičení). MZLU, Brno,. 1993.
  • Kováč J. Explantátové kultury rostlin. PF UJEP Ústí nad Labem. 1992.
  • Kováč, J. Kapitoly z rostlinné fyziologie. PF Ústí n.L.,. 1991.
  • Larcher, W. Fyziologická ekologie rostlin. Academia, Praha,. 1988.
  • Ort D.R. et al. Oxygenic Photosynthesis: The light reactions. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London,. 1998.
  • Procházka a kol. Fyziologie rostlin, Academia. 2002.
  • Procházka a kol. Fyziologie rostlin, Academia. 2002.
  • Smith R.H. Plant tissue culture. Techniques and Experiments (Second edition). Academic Press, Texas. 2000.
  • Šebánek, J. a kol. Fyziologie rostlin. SZN, Praha,. 1983.
  • Tůma, J., Tůmová, L. Fyziologie rostlin. Gaudeamus, Hradec Králové,. 1998.
  • Walker D. The use of the oxygen electrode and fluorescence probes in simple measurements of photosynthesis. Univesity of Sheffield, England,. 1987.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biology (A14) Category: Biology courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter