PřF:Bi8030 Production biology - Course Information

Bi8030 Production biology

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: Věra Faronová
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 14:00–15:50 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

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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

• Bi8030c Production biology - practical course
  NOW(Bi8030)  
• Bi8030en Production Plant Biology
  (!Bi8030) && !NOWANY(Bi8030)  

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/kfar/probio.html

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