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Plant Physiology

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Course abstract

Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, biologically active compounds and their role in cells and plants Enzymes and environmental factors influencing their activity. Cell membranes. Uptake and release of substances from the cell. Water regime. Stomata Transpiration. Mineral elements, their role in plant. Biological nitrogen fixation. Plant pigments. Photosynthesis, dark and light reactions, role of environmental factors. Respiration and environmental conditions affecting it. Plant productivity.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students gain knowledge of plant cells and organisms, biochemistry and metabolism, physiological processes in plants, endogenous and exogenous conditions affecting them - tests.
Students are able to determine the most important physiological parameters of plants - laboratory works and their defense.
Students are able to evaluate the factors affecting and limiting plant productivity, understand their impact on woody plants, seminars, laboratory works and their defense.

Planned tests;
1. Plant biochemistry and cell.
2. Plant water regime and mineral nutrition.
3. Photosynthesis and respiration
4. Plant growth and development.
5. Plant stress physiology.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Subject of plant physiology, connection with other branches of science, research methodology.
2. Plant cell, its composition, functioning
3. Carbohydrates, lipids in plants.
4. Proteins, nucleic acids.
5. Enzymes and factors affecting their activity.
6. Products of secondary metabolisms in plants. Biologically active compounds and their role in cells and organism.
7. Cell membranes. Uptake and release of substances from the cell.
8. Water regime of plants. Water uptake by plants, factors affecting it.
9. Plant water regime. Stomata. Transpiration.
10. Mineral elements, their physiological role in plants.
11. Biological nitrogen fixation. Mycorrhiza.
12. Photosynthesis. Plant pigments. Chemistry of photosinthesis. Light and dark reactions.
13. Photosynthesis, its exogenous and endogenous regulation.
14. Plant respiration, its chemistry.
15. Endogenous and exogenous regulation of respiration

16. Plant productivity, possibilities of its regulation

Requirements for awarding credit points

Working out and answering laboratory work. 5 test works successfully written. Exam.
The final grade (exam) consists of an exam mark (50%), a test grade (25%), and a grade of defended laboratory work (25%).

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Working out and answering laboratory works. Successfully written tests.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Working out and answering laboratory works. Successfully written five tests. Exam.

Compulsory reading

Pamatliteratūra 1. Ieviņš Ģ. Augu fizioloģija. Funkcijas un mijiedarbība ar vidi. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2016. 607 lpp.
2. Mauriņa H. Augu fizioloģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1987. 358 lpp.
3. Taiz L., Zeiger E. Plant Physiology. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 2006. 764 p.

Further reading

Papildliteratūra 1. Физиология и биохимия сельскохозяйственных растений: учебник для студ. вузов, обучающихся по агрономическим спец. Под ред. Н.Н. Третьякова; [авт.: Н.Н. Третьяков ... и др. 2-е изд. Москва: КолосС, 2005. 654 с.
2. Heldt Ha.-W. Plant biochemistry and molecular biology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 522 p.
3. Goyal A Plant Physiology & Biochemistry, Biyani,s Group of Colleges. 2011. 146 p.

Periodicals and other sources

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Notes

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