Area: |
Department of Environmental Biology |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): |
1754 (v.6) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version
AND
1756 (v.7) Plant Biology 101 or any previous version
AND
303226 (v.2) Horticulture Plant and Soil Resources 101 or any previous version
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303231 (v.2) Horticultural Plant and Soil Systems 102 or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Photosynthesis. Secondary products of metabolism. Plant hormones - Flowering and fruit development. Mineral nutrient requirements, tolerances, uptake mechanisms. Specialised modes of nutrition - root clusters, mycorrhizas. Photosynthesis - environmental constraints. Scientific report writing. Greenhouse effect. Water relations and drought. Transpiration - mechanisms, constraints. Growth analyses - crop physiology. Physiology of germination. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Ecophysiology and cultivation tolerances of Australian plants. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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