9508 (v.5) Plant Physiology 302

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Area:	Department of Environmental Biology
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1754 (v.5) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version AND 1756 (v.6) Plant Biology 101 or any previous version AND 303226 (v.2) Horticulture Plant and Soil Resources 101 or any previous version AND 303231 (v.2) Horticultural Plant and Soil Systems 102 or any previous version
Physiology of germination, flowering and fruit growth. Action of hormones and growth inhibitors. Biology of secondary plant metabolites. Environmental and internal control of photosynthesis and transpiration, including greenhouse effect. Mineral nutrition, including role of root clusters, mycorrhizas and nitrogen fixation. Crop physiology, including computer modelling. Tolerances to adverse growing conditions.