Bi7160c Mineral Nutrition of Plants - practical course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Věra Faronová
Prerequisites
NOW( bi7160 Mineral Nutrition of Plants )
Knowledge of general plant physiology is required. Basic knowledge of physics, chemistry and biochemistry is also recommended.
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
The main course objectives can be summarized as follows:
inform about basic principles of nutrient availability in soil;
explain basic mechanisms of the uptake and transport of all nutrients important for growth of plants;
describe functions of macro- and micronutrients in plant tissues;
learn possible disorders in plant metabolism promoted by very low or too high concentration of nutrients in an environment.
define differences between natural ecosystems and agricultural ecosystems in nutrient cycling and use
Syllabus
  • Soil sampling and preparation of samples for analyses
  • Basic soil analyses
  • Methods for estimation of soil nutrient availability
  • Methods for evaluation of water content in soil
  • Cultivation experiment
  • Changes of pH in the rhizosphere
  • Biological N fixation – anatomy of nodules
  • Measurement of net nitrate uptake in roots under various environmental conditions
  • Other techniques for measurement of nutrient uptake rate
  • The evaluation of root morphology using image analysis
  • The evaluation of nutrient sufficiency in plants based on visual symptoms
  • Mathematical modeling in plant mineral nutrition
Literature
  • MARSCHNER, Horst. Mineral nutrition of higher plants. 2nd ed. London: Academic Press, 1995, 889 s. ISBN 0124735436. info
  • BUCHANAN, Bob, Wilhelm GRUISSEM and Russell JONES. Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants. Rockville, Maryland: American society of plant physiologists, 2000, 1367 pp. ISBN 0-943088-39-9. info
  • Plant physiological ecology : field methods and instrumentation. Edited by Robert W. Pearcy. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1989, 457 s. ISBN 0412407302. info
  • BAIZE, Denis. Soil science analyses : a guide to current use. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1993, 192 s. ISBN 0471934690. info
  • BARBER, Stanley A. Soil nutrient bioavailability : a mechanistic approach. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1995, xi, 414. ISBN 0471587478. info
  • JONES, J. Benton. Laboratory guide for conducting soil tests and plant analysis. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001, 363 s. ISBN 0-8493-0206-4. info
  • MORAVEC, Jaroslav. Fytocenologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1994, 403 s. ISBN 8020004572. info
Assessment methods
The course is tought every week. The evaluation of each topic is based on written protocol with recorded data and calculated results.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz/m_vyziva
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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