Bi7160 Mineral Nutrition of Plants

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D.
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
Wed 8:00–9:50 C13/332
Prerequisites
Bi1060 Plant cytology and anatomy
Knowledge of general plant physiology is required. Basic knowledge of physics, chemistry and biochemistry is also recommended.
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
Explain mechanisms of uptake and use of mineral nutrients in plants.
Show functions of major mineral nutrients in plan cells at the molecula level.
Explain relationships between mineral nutrition and impact of environmental changes on plants.
Explain relationships between productivity of agricultural plants and mineral nutrition.
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course students are able to:
understand basic principles of nutrient availability in soil and its relationship with environmental factors;
explain basic mechanisms of the uptake and transport of all nutrients important for plants and possible consequences for interactions with plant environment and other plant species in community;
understand functions of macro- and micronutrients in plant and consequences of their insufficient supply;
predict and identify possible disorders in plant metabolism initiated by very low or too high concentrations of nutrients in an environment;
explain, how principles of plant mineral nutrition can be used in analysis of functions natural ecosystems and agroecosystems.
Syllabus
  • Nutrient pools and availability in soil, transport processes in soil.
  • Uptake of mineral nutrients: membrane transport, uptake kinetics.
  • Nitrogen cycling in ecosystems, symbiotic fixation of N2.
  • Uptake and assimilation of nitrate and ammonium ions.
  • Use and storage of N in plants, interactions of N and C metabolism.
  • Phosphate uptake by roots, its use and storage, deficiency in plants.
  • Uptake and physiological importance of K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe in different types of plants.
  • Uptake and physiological importance of micronutrients and beneficial elements in different types of plants.
  • Determination of nutrient deficiency in soil and plants.
  • Experimental approaches to the study of mineral nutrition of plants.
  • Mineral nutrition of plants in agriculture.
Literature
    required literature
  • MARSCHNER, Horst. Mineral nutrition of higher plants. 2nd ed. London: Academic Press, 1995, 889 s. ISBN 0124735436. info
    recommended literature
  • BUCHANAN, Bob, Wilhelm GRUISSEM and Russell JONES. Biochemistry & molecular biology of plants. Rockville, Maryland: American society of plant physiologists, 2000, 1367 pp. ISBN 0-943088-39-9. info
  • Plant physiological ecology : field methods and instrumentation. Edited by Robert W. Pearcy. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1989, 457 s. ISBN 0412407302. info
  • BAIZE, Denis. Soil science analyses : a guide to current use. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1993, 192 s. ISBN 0471934690. info
  • EPSTEIN, Emanuel and Arnold J. BLOOM. Mineral nutrition of plants : principles and perspectives. 2nd ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2005, xiv, 400. ISBN 0878931724. info
  • NÁTR, Lubomír. Fotosyntetická produkce a výživa lidstva. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2002, 423 s. ISBN 80-85866-92-7. info
  • Nutrient acquisition by plants : an ecological perspective. Edited by Hormoz BassiriRad. Berlin: Springer, 2005, xviii, 347. ISBN 3540241868. info
    not specified
  • EHLERS, Wilfried and Michael GOSS. Water dynamics in plant production. 2nd edition. Boston: CABI, 2016, xx, 375. ISBN 9781780643823. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and class discussion of questions.
Assessment methods
The course is tought every week. Discussion after every lecture. The final exam is oral. Criteria: Exam includes two randomly assigned topics. Final evalutaion includes total sum of knowledge for each topic (75%) and links between the topic whole plant functioning in the environment (25%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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