English title:
Plant physiology
Course ID:
831114
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Pflanzenphysiologie
Pflanzenphysiologie
Term Semester:
Spring/Summer
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
ENERGY METABOLISM
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis: light-dependent reactions, carbon assimilation (C3- and C4-pathway), photosynthetic productivity
MINERAL NUTRITION
Availability and acquisition of mineral nutrients
Essential nutrient elements: functions and deficiency symptoms
Nitrogen cycle, nitrate assimilation, biological nitrogen fixation
Mycorrhiza
TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN PLANTS
Transport at the cellular level across membranes
Short distance transport at the tissue and organ level
Long distance transport at the level of the whole plant in the xylem and phloem
PLANT HORMONES
Regulation of growth, differentiation and development
Commercial applications
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis: light-dependent reactions, carbon assimilation (C3- and C4-pathway), photosynthetic productivity
MINERAL NUTRITION
Availability and acquisition of mineral nutrients
Essential nutrient elements: functions and deficiency symptoms
Nitrogen cycle, nitrate assimilation, biological nitrogen fixation
Mycorrhiza
TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN PLANTS
Transport at the cellular level across membranes
Short distance transport at the tissue and organ level
Long distance transport at the level of the whole plant in the xylem and phloem
PLANT HORMONES
Regulation of growth, differentiation and development
Commercial applications
Learning outcomes:
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the lecture, the students have bascic knowledge of the major metabolic pathways and other physiological processes in plants, such as respiration, photosynthesis, mineral nutrition and material transport. The students are able to apply their knowledge of plant physiology to aspects of plant production and have acquired a solid basis for subsequent plant-related courses in agricultural sciences. Moreover, the students have the capability to analyze the physiological response of plants to the environment in the context of current problems. For instance, students are able to assess critically the possible impact of increases in atmospheric CO2 on the productivity of crop plants.
After successful completion of the lecture, the students have bascic knowledge of the major metabolic pathways and other physiological processes in plants, such as respiration, photosynthesis, mineral nutrition and material transport. The students are able to apply their knowledge of plant physiology to aspects of plant production and have acquired a solid basis for subsequent plant-related courses in agricultural sciences. Moreover, the students have the capability to analyze the physiological response of plants to the environment in the context of current problems. For instance, students are able to assess critically the possible impact of increases in atmospheric CO2 on the productivity of crop plants.
Exam method:
The exam consists of:
a) 4 open questions pertaining to the metabolic pathways and mechanisms of all physiological processes which are treated in the lecture (a total of 25 points).
b) 2 Multiple Choice-questions (a total of 5 points)
15 points have to be achieved to pass the exam.
Points/mark:
0-14 = 5
15-18 = 4
19-23 = 3
24-27 = 2
28-30 = 1
a) 4 open questions pertaining to the metabolic pathways and mechanisms of all physiological processes which are treated in the lecture (a total of 25 points).
b) 2 Multiple Choice-questions (a total of 5 points)
15 points have to be achieved to pass the exam.
Points/mark:
0-14 = 5
15-18 = 4
19-23 = 3
24-27 = 2
28-30 = 1
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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