BIOLOGY OF HORTICULTURAL PLANTS I
| Title | ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΟΠΩΡΟΚΗΠΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ Ι / BIOLOGY OF HORTICULTURAL PLANTS I |
| Code | Ν502Υ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420001955 |
Programme of Study: PPS Geōponías (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600120721
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Class Schedule
| Building | Γεωπονίας & Δασολογίας |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Β (34) |
| Calendar | Δευτέρα 09:00 έως 10:00 |
| Building | Γεωπονίας & Δασολογίας |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ Β (34) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 09:00 έως 11:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600120721
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will:
1. understand what is growth and development of plants
2. understand the influence of external factors on plant growth
3. become familiar with growth regulators and their use
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
*Growth: Life cycles of plants, basics of growth and development, patterns of growth, distribution of growth, the plant cell as the basis of growth.
*Factors affecting growth: The genetic factor, water, mineral nutrition, oxygen, CO2 and other gases, temperature (thermoperiodism), light, biotic factors.
*Plant growth regulators: Auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, growth inhibitors, growth retardants, ethylene, polyamines, brassinosteroids, salicylic acid, jasmonates (discovery, biosynthesis, metabolism, natural occurrence, physiological effects, mechanism of action,applications in horticulture).
Keywords
Growth, development, genetics environmental factors, growth regulators
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 80 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 57 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 140 |
Student Assessment
Description
80% written exams, 20% from practicals
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δ. Βογιατζής, Μ. Κουκουρίκου-Πετρίδου, Βιολογία Οπωροκηπευτικών Φυτών Ι, η αύξηση και οι παράγοντες που τη ρυθμίζουν. Εκδόσεις Γαρταγάνη (κωδικός Εύδοξος 3559)
Last Update
27-01-2019
