PřF:Bi0007 Photosynthesis ecophysiology - Course Information
Bi0007 Ecophysiology of photosynthesis in higher plants
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc. (lecturer)
- 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 - Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge in the field of plant physiology/biology.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Experimental Plant Biology (programme PřF, N-EBR)
- General Biology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Experimentální biologie rostlin)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course students are able to:
explain the most recent findings in structure and function of photosynthetic apparatus;
understand principles of fluorimetric methods of photosynthesis measurement;
compare biophysical and biochemical methods;
apply appropriate statistical models and present the data using suitable graphs. - Learning outcomes
- At the end of this course students are able to: (1) explain the most recent findings in structure and function of photosynthetic apparatus; (2) understand principles of fluorimetric methods of photosynthesis measurement; (3) compare biophysical and biochemical methods; (4) apply appropriate statistical models and present the data using suitable graphs.
- Syllabus
- LECTURES (theoretical background to Practical Training) 1)Modulated fluorometers and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters 2) Fast induction kinetics of chlorophyll fluorescence (O,I,D,P, Qa reducing/nonreducing PS II) 3) Slow (Kautsky) kinetics of Chl fluorescence with quenching parameters 4) Effect of stress factors on Chl fluorescence parameters 5) Photosynthesis in leaves of shade tolerants and heliophytic plants 6) Heterogeneity of photosynthesis at leaf level 7) Photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems 8) Light-response curve of photosynthesis 9) CO2-response curve of photosynthesis 10 ) Temperature-response curve of photosynthesis 11) Daily courses of photosynthesis in sun and shade leaves 12) Effect of toxic compounds on photosynthesis 13) New directions in photosynthesis research (students colloquium)
- Literature
- Biophysical techniques in photosynthesis. Edited by Jan Amesz - Arnold J. Hoff. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, xi, 411. ISBN 0306479605. info
- Chlorophyll a fluorescence : a signature of photosynthesis. Edited by George C. Papageorgiou - Govindjee. Dordrecht: Springer, 2004, xxiv, 818. ISBN 140203217X. info
- Photosynthesis research protocols. Edited by Robert Carpentier. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press, 2004, xiii, 344. ISBN 1588292320. info
- Photosynthesis : a comprehensive treatise. Edited by V. Raghavan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xviii, 376. ISBN 0-521-57000-X. info
- Advances in photosynthesis. Dordrecht: Lonely Planet Publicationd. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures.
- Assessment methods
- Final oral exam.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- 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/kfar/ekoff.html
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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