BIO3082

Plant ecophysiology

Dr Don Gaff

6 points
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Two 1-hour lectures and 3 hours laboratory work per week
* Prerequisite: 16 points [BSc(Env) 12 points] from level 2 BOT/ZOO/BIO
* Recommended: BOT2031
* Prohibition: BOT3022

Objectives Students will gain a basic knowledge of the physiological processes underlying plant responses to the environment, particularly stress tolerance (drought, temperature and salinity), and processes involved in reproduction, tropism, wounding and biotic interactions.

Synopsis This subject offers a detailed treatment of the mechanisms underlying plant responses to the environment, stress tolerance, flower induction, plant hormones, tropism, wounding and biotic interactions.

Assessment Examination (2.5 hours): 60%
* Practical work and field work: 40%

Recommended texts

Anderson J W and Beardall J Molecular activities of plant cells Blackwell, 1991
Salisbury F B and Ross C W Plant physiology 4th edn, Wadsworth, 1992
Taiz L and Zeiger E Plant physiology Benjamin Cummings, 1991