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.6) Cell Biology 101 or any previous version
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1756 (v.7) Plant Biology 101 or any previous version
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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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| 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. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
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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