Bi9661 Selected issues in botany

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Borja Jiménez-Alfaro (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Selected Issues in Botany is a course offered by external lecturers who talk about their research. There are different lecturers in every semester. Rather than a comprehensive coverage of some subject, the purpose of this course is defining scientific problems in a focused topic, discussion on methods applied to solve these problems, and presentation of results of particular projects. The objective is to demostrate some topic which is not included in regular courses offered at Masaryk University.
Syllabus
  • The role of seeds in plant conservation
  • 1. An introduction to seeds. Main topics on basic and applied seed sciences.
  • 2. Strategies of seed dispersal and their implications in plant populations.
  • 3. Seed germination and dormancy: variability at global and local scales.
  • 4. The role of soil seed banks in vegetation: an example from fens.
  • 5. Seed technologies for ex situ conservation: seed desiccation tolerance and longevity.
  • 6. Using native seeds for conservation: from wild populations to restoration practices.
Literature
  • Literaturu dodává v případě potřeby zvaný přednášející podle vlastní úvahy.
Assessment methods
class discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught in blocks.
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 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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