PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
COD. 00445
DEGREE: BIOLOGIA ECOLOGICA
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Plant physiological mechanisms
Prerequisites
InorganicChemistry; Organic Chemistry; Botany; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology
Course contents summary
Plant lifeand overview of structure
Waterbalance of the plant
Transportand traslocation of water and solutes Translocationin the phloem Mineral nutrition
Photosynthesis
Nitrogen assimilation
Growth and development
Growth regulators
Seed germination
Flowering
Photomorphogenesis
Recommended readings
Lincoln Taiz,Eduardo Zeiger; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Third Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc.Publishers
Teaching methods
Ora llessons
Oral exam
NAME OF LECTURER
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2008/2009
YEAR OF STUDY: 2
SEMESTER: II° semestre
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5
CONTACT HOURS 40
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS 85
