BIO 445

         

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Bio 445

Plant Ecophysiology

2

3

3

Bio 442, 443

 

  • Course Description:

    This course aims to study the interactions between the physiology of the plant and the environment the plant lives in and how this impacts plant growth and survival.

     

  • Course Main Objective:
    1. How plants acquire the resources necessary for growth, development, and survival
    2. How plants cope with the stressful environment
    3.  Interactions between the physiology of the plant and the environment
    4.  Applications of understanding plant ecophysiological traits in agriculture improvement

       

  • Learning Resources
  1. Larcher, W. (2003) Physiological Plant Ecology (Ecophysiology and Stress Physiology of Functional Groups), 4th edition. Springer -Verlag Berlin Heidelberg Hardcover ISBN 978-3-540-43516-7 Softcover ISBN 978-3-662-05216-7
  2. Plant Physiology & Development (2014), Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller, and Angus Murphy, 6th ed.
  3. Plant Physiology Journal
  4. New Phytologist Journal
  5. Journal of Ecology
Last Update
10/13/2009 10:30:17 PM