Bi8030en Production Plant Biology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Peter Váczi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
(! Bi8030 Production biology ) && !NOWANY( Bi8030 Production biology )
Students should be motivated to learn the principles of plant production and underlying physiological mechanisms involved in photosynthesis, carbohydrates allocation and growth patterns in various plants.
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
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Course objectives
At the end of this course student should be able to: • evaluate basic mechanisms and factors underlying plant biomass production in biosphere; • explain the processes of carbon fixation and carbon loss in plants; • relate the size of production and environmental factors; • analyze and predict of plant production based on mathematical modeling.
Learning outcomes
The students should get a knowledge on principals of productional processes in plants. The students should be able to explain the processes of carbon fixation and carbon loss in plants and relate the extent of production and environmental factors. They should also analyze and predict of plant production based on mathematical modeling.
Syllabus
  • ( 1 ) Productivity of the Earth ecosystems, global cycling of N and C • ( 2 ) Solar energy as a basic energy source, spectral and energetic properties of solar radiation • ( 3 ) Interception and absorption of solar radiation by plants, optical properties of leaves, absorption of solar radiation by particular canopy layers, components of radiation balance • ( 4 ) Mineral ions availability, water, air and soil temperature as driving factors of plant production • ( 5 ) Photosynthesis and respiration, carbon balance, gross and nett photosynthesis, photochemical and biochemical part of photosynthesis. Principles of photoprotective mechanisms, stomatal regulation of photosynthesis. • ( 6 ) Transport and allocation of assimilates, source-sink relation • ( 7 ) Biomass growth in time, growth curves, analysis of growth processes, Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency for plant growth • ( 8 ) Limits of plant production, supplemental energy, agroecosystems, plant cultivation in artificial systems • ( 9 ) Laboratory and field methods of plant production • ( 10 ) Principles of production estimation on individual and community level. Mathematical simulation and modelling of plant production - basic terminology • ( 11 ) Modelling of plant production, basic types of models • ( 12 ) Plant production models, advantages and disadvantages, examples of application in practice. Most commonly used models in plant production studies. • ( 13 ) The use of methods of plant production biology in practice. Global changes impact on plant ptoduction and productivity.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LECLERC, Jean Claude. Plant ecophysiology. Enfield, N.H.: Science Publishers, 2003, xviii, 296. ISBN 1578082471. info
  • FITTER, Alastair and Robert HAY. Environmental physiology of plants. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic press, 2002, xii, 367. ISBN 0122577663. info
  • Handbook of functional plant ecology. Edited by Fernando Valladares - Francisco I. Pugnaire. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999, xiv, 901. ISBN 0824719506. info
Teaching methods
Lecture in the form of a ppt presentation with comments from a lecturer. The approach of interactive problem-oriented teaching is applied as well.
Assessment methods
Final examination consists of written test (typically 16 questions) and oral exam. Oral exam follows when the success rate in the written test is above 50 %. Written part and oral exam are evaluated separately. Final grade is a mean of the two, i.e. written test and the oral exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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