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| BIOL0217-1 | Vegetal physiology
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| Duration : | 35h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Claire Périlleux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The course is devoted to the physiological control of plant growth and development 'from seed to seed'. Successive chapters concern : embryogenesis, germination, vegetative growth (root and shoot formation, nastic and tropic movements), transports, reproductive development (induction of flowering, floral morphogenesis) and fertilization. These different developmental steps are described from fundamental processes to ecophysiological controls. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aims of the course are : 1) to provide basic knowledge in plant physiology; 2) to teach the langage and methodological aspects that will enable students to understand plant physiology litterature, to teach related topics, and to take critical positions in scientific or ethical debates about plant uses. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge in cellular and molecular biology. Course BIOL0214 |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practicals are organised in 5 successive afternoons. Three groups of students follow successively the practicals during weeks # 2, 4 and 5 of second quadrimestre.
Students are asked, by groups of 4 people maximum, to search for applications of the knowledge in plant physiology presented in the successive chapters. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lessons of 90 minutes, scheduled on the second quadrimestre. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Illustrations and copy of powerpoint slides. Recommended textbooks : 1) Plant Biology (Smith et al. 2010, Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group LLC, ISBN 978-0-8153-4025-6); 2) Plant Physiology, 5th Ed. (Taiz & Zeiger 2010, Sinauer Associates Inc., ISBN 978-0-87893-866-7). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Courses are given during the second quadrimester: Tuesday 10:30 - 12:30 / Thursday 8:30-10:00 / Friday 10:30-12:30. |
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Contacts :
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| Claire Périlleux (cperilleux@ulg.ac.be) 04/3663833 |
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