Basics of plant, stress and storage physiology in horticulture (in Eng)

Basic aspects of plant, stress and storage physiology in horticulture are presented to the students. A general knowledge about the physiology, growth and yield formation of horticultural crops under optimal but also extreme environmental conditions is mediated and the relationships between environmental stress and metabolic changes in plants are explained. In particular, the effects of various abiotic stress factors of practical relevance for horticulture (including light, drought, cold, chilling, mechanical stress, waterlogging, osmotic stress/salinity, malnutrition, elevated CO2 concentration in the ambient air) are addressed. Another focus is to demonstrate the effects of stress on cell integrity, since this is essential for a functioning metabolism, yield formation and quality maintenance. In addition, the effects of environmental factors on pigment formation and basic phenomena such as allelopathy are physiologically explained.