PřF:Bi8030c Production biology - pr. - Course Information
Bi8030c Production biology - practical course
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Josef Hájek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Peter Váczi, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc. (seminar tutor) - 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
- Thu 11:00–12:50 C13/115
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW( Bi8030 Production biology )
- 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
- there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Passing through this course student should be able to:
utilize the most important methods for measurement of the rate of plant biomass production;
evaluate the factors that significantly affect production processes in plants;
use appropriate mathematical model for prediction of plant productivity. - Learning outcomes
- Practical skills and knowledge of instruments used in photosynthesis and production evaluation, ´Hands on´ training and measurements of environmental factors affecting productional processes in plants.
- Syllabus
- Measurement of microclimatic factors in the field
- Absorption of the irradiance by leaf and canopy
- Plant cultivation in experimental setup
- Measurement the rate of photosynthesis
- Effects of photoinhibition in leaves
- Gasometric measurements of respiration and transpiration
- Use of automatic datalogging systems for data acquisition in the field
- Practical measurements in the field
- Mathematical modeling of plant production
- Future prospects and use of plant production analysis
- Literature
- Plant physiological ecology : field methods and instrumentation. Edited by Robert W. Pearcy. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1989, 457 s. ISBN 0412407302. info
- NOBEL, Park S. Physicochemical & environmental plant physiology. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1999, xxiv, 474. ISBN 0125200250. info
- LAMBERS, Johannes Thieo, F. Stuart CHAPIN and Thijs Leendert PONS. Plant physiological ecology. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1998, xxvii, 540. ISBN 0387983260. info
- Teaching methods
- Practical training (laboratory exercises and measurements in the field) exploiting biometric, biophysical and biochemical methods and modern techniques and instruments.
- Assessment methods
- Complete protocols with results of measurements for all topics. Final written test.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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