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Lecturer(s)
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Humplík Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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De Diego Sanchez Nuria, Ph.D.
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Fellner Martin, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Strnad Miroslav, prof. Ing. CSc., DSc.
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Spíchal Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Model plant Arabidopsis thaliana 2) Gene expression and signal transduction (Size and organization of plant genome. Plant gene expression. Signal transduction in plants) 3) Plant reproduction (Flowering induction. Flower development. Genetic and molecular analysis of flower development. Gamete formation. Mutation in gametophyte development. Pollination. Seed formation. Embryo maturation. Seed germination) 4) Plant growth and development (Embryogenesis and cytokinesis. Meristems and plant development. Leaf and root growth) 5) Photomorphogenesis (Plant responses to blue and red light. Photoreceptors. Signaling) 6) Photosynthesis (Pigments and photosystems. Photosystem II. Electron transport. Photosystem I. Photophosphorylation. CO2 fixation. Photorespiration) 7) Physiology and signaling of plant hormones (Auxins. Cytokinins. Gibberellins. Brassinosteroids. Abscisis acid. Ethylen. Salicylic acid. Jasmonic acid. Strigolactones) 8) Plant responses to abiotic stress (Water deficit. Genes induced by water stress. Osmotic stress and salinity. Membrane transport during osmotic stress. Cold stress. Heat shock. Oxygen deficit) 9) Senescence and programed cell death (PCD) (Types of cell death. PCD in plant life cycle. Senescence and plant hormones. Infuence of external factors on senescence. Developmental PCD. PCD and plant responses to stress)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To introduce students with basic topics of plant physiology on the molecular level completed with recent scientific knowledge from plant physiology. The course is taught in English and therefore, the goal also is to introduce students with English vocational terminology from plant physiology and molecular biology.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to explain briefly basic physiological processes taught in the above mentioned lectures. The students should be familiar with English basic vocational terminology from plant physiology and molecular biology and they should be able to use them.
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Prerequisites
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The course is not conditioned by the study of any course. However, only the students with basic knowledge of English should enroll the course.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Basic knowledge of English
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Recommended literature
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Chamowitz, D. (2012). What a plant knows. Scientific American, New York.
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Jones R et al. (2013). The molecular life of plants; Wiley-Blackwell, American Society of Plant Biologists. USA.
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King, J. (2011). Reaching for the Sun. How plants work. 2nd ed.. Cambridge University Press.
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Taiz L, Zeiger E. (2014). Plant Physiology and Development, 6th. ed., Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers. Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA.
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