Bi8030 Production biology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc. (lecturer)
Dr. Kumud Mishra, Phd. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Naděžda Bílá
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 19. 9. to Sun 18. 12. Mon 15:00–16:50 C13/332
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
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.
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
  • BARTÁK, Miloš. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a tool in physiological plant ecology: Assessment of plant photosynthetic response to long-term elevated CO2. In Topics in Ecology. Structure and Function in Plants and Ecosystems. Antwerp: University of Antwerp, 2000, p. 211-221. ISBN 90-5728-022-1. info
  • Handbook of functional plant ecology. Edited by Fernando Valladares - Francisco I. Pugnaire. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999, xiv, 901. ISBN 0824719506. info
  • FITTER, Alastair and Robert HAY. Environmental physiology of plants. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic press, 2002, xii, 367. ISBN 0122577663. info
Teaching methods
Lecture in the form of a ppt presentation with comments from a lecturer.
Assessment methods
Final examination consists of written test and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz/kfar/probio.html
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, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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