Bi7570 Plant Physiological Ecology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jan Gloser, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jan Gloser, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jan Gloser, CSc.
Timetable
Fri 8:00–10:50 BR2
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is devoted to the explanation of physiological mechanisms of interactions of plants with different environmental factors, which is of basic importance for causal explanation of plant growth and distribution in natural stands. Synthetic approach and scaling up from cellular level to whole plant and stand responses is considered, as well as different modes of adaptations to adverse conditions. At the end of the course, students should be able to better estimate relative importance of individual environmental factors for plant activity in different types of habitats.
Syllabus
  • Interception of radiation by leaves and stands, photoinhibition, photodestruction. Effect of spectral distribution of radiation on growth, photoperiodicity. The energy budget of a plant leaf, chilling and frost injury, resistance to extreme temperatures. The influence of water stress on physiological processes, control of water uptake and transpiration. Water use efficiency in C3, C4 and CAM plants. Availability of mineral nutrients in the soil, adaptation to nutrient limitation. The effects of toxic compounds in the environment on plants. Function of plants in hypoxic, strongly acidic and calcereous soils. Plant competition, allelopathy, resistance to pathogens and herbivors. Growth strategies of plants in different environments.
Literature
  • SCHULZE, Ernst-Detlef, Erwin BECK and Klaus MÜLLER-HOHENSTEIN. Plant ecology. Heidelberg: Springer, 2005, ix, 702. ISBN 354020833X. URL info
  • FITTER, Alastair and Robert HAY. Environmental physiology of plants. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic press, 2002, xii, 367. ISBN 0122577663. info
  • NOBEL, Park S. Physicochemical & environmental plant physiology. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1999, xxiv, 474. ISBN 0125200250. info
  • LAMBERS, Johannes Thieo, F. Stuart CHAPIN and Thijs Leendert PONS. Plant physiological ecology. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998, xxvii, 540. ISBN 0387983260. info
  • LARCHER, Walter. Fyziologická ekologie rostlin. Translated by Václav Bauer. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1988, 361 s. URL info
Assessment methods
lectures, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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