PřF AFYRA Plant Anatomy and Physiology
Name in Czech: Plant Anatomy and Physiology
doctoral full-time, language of instruction: English English
Included in the programme: PřF D-AFYRA_ Plant Anatomy and Physiology

Study-related information

  • Final state doctoral examination and defence of the doctoral thesis
    The prerequisite for the state doctoral examination and the defense of the Ph.D. thesis is the fulfillment of all study duties, including the fulfillment of the criteria of the publication activity and the submission of the doctoral dissertation itself.

    The state doctoral examination is oral and includes the examining the theoretical knowledge of the candidate (s) in the topics of 1) Anatomy and Plant Cytology, 2) Plant Physiology, 3) Ecological and Stress Physiology of Plants. Questions are related to the topics of the courses taught at the Masaryk University in the Master and Doctoral studies in the field of Experimental plant biology, i.e. thesubjects taught predominantly at the parent OFAR ÚEB PřF MU (Section of Plant Physiology and Anatomy).

    The defense of the doctoral dissertation consists of a 20-30 minute oral presentation in which the candidate briefly describes the theoretical basis and the hypothesis/- es of the thesis, the methods used, the results achieved and their interpretation. Then, the candidate responds to the questions raised in the reviewer's reports. The reviewers present during the defence of the Ph.D. thesis respond individually to the candidate's replies. This is followed by a theoretical debate in which members of the Examining Board, the Board of Plant Anatomy and Physiology, as well as the professional and lay public present in the defense raise questions (related to the topic of work and presentation) to the candidate (s) who is immediately responsible for these questions.

    The evaluation of the candidate is immediately made by a secret ballot by the members of the commission (Examining Board) with voting rights. The candidate is informed immediately after counting the votes with the results of the vote and the result of the SDZ.
  • Requirements of the study
    Requirements for scientific research activities can be summarized as follows:
    (1) Preparation of the Ph.D. thesis - It applies for the whole period of study and consists of min. 60% of workload - mandatory
    (2) Defense of Doctoral Thesis outlines - must be completed by 5th semester at the latest - mandatory
    (3) Publishing - consists of at least two papers in impacted journals, min. 15% of the workload - mandatory
    (4) Pedagogical activities (participation in teaching) - PhD students can take part in conducting bachelor's theses, conducting seminars, etc., up to a maximum of 140 hours per study (ie up to 5% of the workload) - mandatory
    (5) Accompanying activities (study of literature, improvement of language competence, soft skills). Facultative.
    (6) Fellowship to be taken abroad - to be completed during the course (cca 5% workload) - mandatory

    (7) Attendance at the conference - active participation must be taken and documented (recommended form is oral presentation) for at least one international conference ore equal scientific event - Facultative

    The subjects that the DSP student must successfully complete during the DSP course are determined on the basis of consultation with the doctoral supervisor and on the basis of his recommendation. Selection of courses and courses is carried out from the list of courses and courses taught at the maternity unit (OFAR ÚEB PřF) and, additionally, from the list of courses taught at other faculties of MU and (upon agreement) at academic institutions outside MU. The courses should consume of about 15% of student time capacities.
    Subjects of the broad field of science
    Bi7270 Plant embryology
    Bi7270c Plant Embryology - Exercise
    Bi8670 Principles of Plant Biotechnology
    Bi8670c Principles of Plant Biotechnology - Exercises
    Bi8030 Production Biology
    Bi8030c Production Biology - Exercise
    Bi0007 Ecophysiology of higher plant photosynthesis
    Bi0007c Ecophysiology of higher plant photosynthesis - exercises

    Specialized subjects
    Bi8180 Physiology and cultivation of algae and cyanobacteria
    Bi8180c Physiology and cultivation of algae and cyanobacteria
    Bi0321 Polar biology of plants
    Bi9001 Statistical analysis of experimental data
    Bi9001c Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data - Exercise
    Bi0077 English for Plant Biologists
    Bi0077c English for Plant Biologists - practice
    Bi5880c Advanced Methods Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence - Exercise
    Bi0078 Advanced English for Plant Biologists
    Bi0078c Advanced English for Plant Biologists - practice
    Bi6130 Stress Plant Physiology
    Bi6130c Stress Plant Physiology - Exercise
    Bi8920 Fluorescence microscopy
  • Proposal of dissertation topics and topics of defended dissertations
    Recently (autumn 2018), the following doctoral thesis topics are offered:
    Modern biophysical methods in the study of photosynthesis of poicilohydric organisms
    Plant biotechnology with bioreactors: analysis of stress effects
    Stress physiology of selected bryophytes from polar regions of the Earth.
    Effect of selected heavy metal ions on physiological processes of lichens
    Nutritional interactions in orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis
    Analysis of selected characters, which condition the hydraulic resistance of the transport route in xylem
    Physiological markers of higher efficiency of water utilization in different hop cultivars
    Mechanisms of distant signaling of stress in plants
    Perception of nutrient availability in plants: signal pathway analysis between anions and aquaporins

    Recently, there are 8 topics taken by the doctoral students:
    Michaela Marečková: The use of chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics in detection of low temperature stress.
    Kateřina Trnková: Inhibition of polar physiological processes autotrophs by stress stress factors studied by chlorophyll fluorescence.
    Markéta Hájková: The response of plants to the presence of drugs in the environment
    Zuzana Samsonová: Analysis of genomic variability differences in the reaction of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes to drought stress.
    Romana Sedmíková: Ecophysiology of orchideoid mycorrhizal symbiosis
    Dominik Chmelík: Analysis of polyphenol content in plants exposed
    radiation stress.
    Lucie Svobodníková: Morphological-anatomical root plant study growing in a drug-enriched environment.
    Dominik Bleša: Endophytic association of orchideoid mycorrhizal fungi.
    Olga Miklíčková: Effect of fungicides on of mycorrhizal symbiosis.
    Alla Orekhova: Modern biophysical methods in the study of photosynthesis of poicilohydric organisms

    Within the last 5 years, the following doctoral dissertations have been defended:

    Mgr. Tomáš Zavřel (2015): Optimization of cultivation conditions for selected microalgae species focused on biomass and valuable substances production.

    Mgr. Halyna Korovetska (2017): Signaling mechanisms involved in the regulation of water use in hop plants.

    RNDr. Radek Jupa (2017): Significance of selected structural features of xylan plants for its reliable function.

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