Bi7160 Mineral Nutrition of Plants

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Věra Faronová
Prerequisites
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
Passing through this course students are able to:
describe basic principles of nutrient availability in soil;
explain basic mechanisms of the uptake and transport of all nutrients important for growth of plants;
compare functions of macro- and micronutrients in plant organisms;
predict possible disorders in plant metabolism promoted by very low or too high concentration of nutrients in an environment;
define differences between natural ecosystems and agroecosystems in nutrient cycling and use.
Syllabus
  • Nutrient pools and availablity in soil, transport processes in soil.
  • Uptake of mineral nutrients: membrane transport, uptake kinetics.
  • Nitrogen cycling in ecosystems, symbiotic fixation of N2, uptake and assimilation of nitrate and ammonium ions.
  • Use and storage of N in plants, interactions of N and C metabolism.
  • Phosphate uptake by roots, its use and storage, deficiency in plants.
  • Uptake and physiological importance of K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe and all other nutrients and benefitial elements in different types of plants.
  • Determination of nutrient deficiency in soil and plants.
  • Experimental approaches to the study of mineral nutrition of plants.
  • Mineral nutrition of plants in agriculture.
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
  • EPSTEIN, Emanuel and Arnold J. BLOOM. Mineral nutrition of plants : principles and perspectives. 2nd ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2005, xiv, 400. ISBN 0878931724. info
  • NÁTR, Lubomír. Fotosyntetická produkce a výživa lidstva. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2002, 423 s. ISBN 80-85866-92-7. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussion of questions.
Assessment methods
The course is tought every week. The final exam is oral.
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, 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.