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English title:
Stress physiology of plants
Course ID:
831331
ECTS credits:
2,0
Title in native language:
Stressphysiologie der Pflanzen (in Eng.)
Term Semester:
Spring/Summer
Instruction language(s):
English
Course content:
Definition of the term stress in plants.
Perception and transduction of stress signals.
Plant responses to stress conditions: mechanisms of stress resistance (stress avoidance, stress tolerance and stress acclimation).
Major types of abiotic stress and their interactions with the physiological responses of plants:
water stress (drought, flooding)
radiation stress (excess light, UV radiation)
basics of plant nutrition, poor soils
low and high temperature extremes
Acid soils, alkaline soils, salinity, heavy metals
atmospheric pollutants (oxides of nitrogen and sulphur, ozone...)
Poor soils, heavy metals
Expected previous knowledge:
Basic knowledge of plant structure and functions
Learning outcomes:
Students who have successfully passed the lecture, are able to recognize that stress in plants is induced by unfavourable environmental conditions. The knowledge of the adverse effects of the major types of abiotic stress on metabolism and on other physiological processes that control growth, development and productivity of plants, enables the students to assess losses in crop yield that can be attributed to stress. Moreover, the students have the ability to analyze the mechanisms of stress resistance which plants have developed to cope with stress conditions in order to prevent injury and maintain life functions.
Exam method:
The exam comprises approximately 8 open-ended questions (about 5 points each), which may pertain to the general concept of stress related to plants, the effects of the various stress factors on the physiological processes in plants or the mechanisms of stress resistance (a total of 40 points can be reached).
25 points have to be achieved to pass the exam.
Points/mark:
0 - 24 = 5
25 - 28 = 4
29 - 32 = 3
33 - 36 = 2
37- 40 = 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