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| VEGE0008-1 | Applied Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Patrick du Jardin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| I. Introduction
Why it is important to control the quantity and quality of crop productions for facing the food, environmental and industrial challenges of today.
II. The production of plant biomass
The response of photosynthesis to environmental factors
Plant biomass and the global change
Relevance of respiration in the carbon budget and plant productivity
III. Partitioning and allocation of the biomass
Biomass partitioning between organs
Allocation between metabolic products and qualitative control of plant products
Secondary metabolisms of plants
IV. Plant nutrition in its environment
Mineral nutrition of plants : ecophysiology of biotic interactions
IV. Introduction to stress physiology
What is stress ?
Measuring stress
Resisting to stress |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Describe the physiological and biochemical bases of plant biomass production.
Describe the physiological factors underlying quality traits, in the perspective of sustainability and compliance with industrial demand.
Understand the responses of plants to their environment and to stressors.
After completing the course the student is expected to
Bridge basic plant mechanisms with major stakes regarding food supply, environment and industry, in the perspective of a sustainable and ever diversifying valuation of plants. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| -- CHIM9240-1- Organic chemistry (first part)
-- BOTA0408-1- Botany
-- BIOL2012-1- Plant physiology |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 18h
Seminars : 6h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Overheads accompanying the course (summary and figures). Reference books : 1) Larcher W. (2003) Physiological Plant Ecology 4th edition. Springer Verlag; 2) Evans L. T. (1993) Crop evolution, adaptation and yield. Cambridge University Press; 3)Lambers H et al.(1998) Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer-Verlag ; 4) Schulze E.-D. et al. (2005) Plant Ecology. Springer-Verlag. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (80%)
Personal report (20%) |
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Contacts :
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| DU JARDIN Patrick (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622456
Patrick.DuJardin@ulg.ac.be |
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