Plant physiology and secret life of crop plants 290-KO3-4PPSL
Teaching hours: 15 hours of seminar/conversation class
Teaching methods: student-activating discussion class (in a lecture room), elements of lecture, discussion, consultations
Conversation topics:
1. The history of research on the functioning of cultivated plants, first experimental experiments. Definition of plant physiology, goals as a discipline and subject of study, university teaching traditions. Plant cells and tissues and understanding their functions.
2. The process of photosynthesis – definition, stages, cellular location, chloroplast structure. The importance of photosynthesis in the ecosystem, in plant and human life. Possibilities and methods of modifying photosynthesis to increase the productivity and yields of cultivated plants.
3. Mineral nutrition of plants. Functions of macro- and micronutrients. Uptake and transport of minerals – briefly, using phosphorus and nitrogen as examples. Possibilities of improving the availability and uptake of minerals from the soil.
4. Transport processes in plant tissues. Transport pathways and carriers involved in the transport of water, photoassimilates, and minerals in plants.
5. Plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses.
6. Crop plants and ensuring global food security. Medicinal plants - selected examples. The importance of genetically modified plants in cultivation.
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Type of course
Ph. D. seminars
Mode
Term 2025: (in Polish) w sali | General: Blended learning (in Polish) w sali |
Learning outcomes
SD_WG01
SD_WK01
SD_KK02, SD_KK03
Assessment criteria
Form of crediting the subject: participation in a seminar; presentation of selected issues at a seminar.
Bibliography
Handbook of Photosynthesis 2005. Second Edition, Pessarakli M (ed.) https://nishat2013.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/handbook-ofphotosynthesis.pdf
Taiz L., Zeiger E. 2006. Plant Physiology. 4th. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts (or other editions)
The Arabidopsis Book, CR Somerville, EM Meyerowitz (eds.), American Society of Plant Biologists, Rockville, http://www.arabidopsisbook.org/topical/
Selected review articles from scientific journals, including: Plant Physiology (https://academic.oup.com/plphys, https://academic.oup.com/plphys/pages/focus_collections); Frontiers in Plant Science (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-physiology)
Selected university lectures, e.g. Introduction to plant physiology -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjKw-D-mCOE
Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme - Food security & photosynthesis: making C4 rice - Jane Langdale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuBPu6iW5A
Plant Cell Webinar: Crop Breeding for Climate Resilience - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-K8BbbrV5o&list=PL00AnAdRKTTjVKPUTpwzxWc-j55U1kehv
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