B6150 Soil biotic relationships

Faculty of Science
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Milan Baláž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Milan Baláž, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Milan Baláž, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Symbiosis - concept, mutualismus, parasitismus, comensalismus, neutralismus, competition, fakultative and obligate symbionts.


Mycorrhizal symbioses - (vesicular-)arbuscular mycorrhiza, ectomycorrhiza, ectendomycorrhiza, orchid, arbutoid, monotropoid and ericoid mycorrhiza. Occurence and taxonomy of symbionts. Intraradical and extraradical structures. Ecophysiological functions of mycorrhizas (model of multifunctionality). Effects on host metabolism - nutrient flows between symbionts (carbohydrates, phosphates and other low mobile nutrients, nitrogen compounds, water). Relations to other soil microorganisms - bacteria, pathogenic soil-borne fungi. The effects on host growth and competition abilities. The role in plant community structure. Plant achlorophylly. The role of mycorrhizas in life cycles of host plants.


N2 fixators. Taxonomy of the symbionts. Biochemical pathways of N2 fixation. Dual symbioses. The effects on plant growth and plant communities.
Literature
  • SMITH, SE and DJ READ. Mycorrhizal symbiosis. 3rd ed. London: Academic Press, 2008, 800 pp. ISBN 978-0123705266. info
  • NORRIS, JR, DJ READ and AK VARMA. Techniques for the study of mycorrhiza, Part 1. London: Academic Press, 1991. info
  • MEJSTŘÍK, Václav. Mykorrhizní symbiózy. Praha: Academia, 1988. info
  • RASMUSSEN, HN. Terrestrial orchids: from seed to mycotrophic plant. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Předmět je ukončen ústní zkouškou.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://elanor.sci.muni.cz/~balaz/bioticke_vztahy
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
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