Rangeland ecophysiology

Specialization / Direction

Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation

Upon successful completion of the course, students will have acquired the following skills and knowledge: 1) Development of critical thinking in solving problems related to the change in forage production for the forthcoming climate change and the upcoming drought 2 ) Understanding the functional relationship production - environment and in particular the multi-parametric system microclimate - drought - photosynthesis - water balance of plant tissue 3 ) Learning the function of simple devices capable of determining elementary physiology measurements 4) Αbility to identify plants with resistance to abiotic stress 5) Ability to use models to study the impact of abiotic factors on the growth and functions of forage plant species.

Analysis of the relationship dynamics between plant function and microenvironmental parameters change, in particular drought and radiation, Environment-Microclimate, Function of microclimatic parameters (CO2, H2O, PAR, T oC etc) and production, Photosynthesis-Drought,Mechanisms of adaptation to drought, Indicators of resistance to drought (WUE, A / gs), Solar radiation, Light and leaf interactions, Soil, plant and light, Phytochrome as a sensory of the bright environment, The importance of sunflecs for plants, The temperature relations of plants, The energy balance of the leaf, Tolerance of plants to high and low temperatures, Ecophysiology of seeds, Soil seed banks and strategies, The effect of the parent environment on lethargy, Seed germination, Soil as a source of nutrients for plants, Nutrient movement in the soil, Adjustments of kinetic nutrient uptake of nutrients, Response to nutrient demand, Response to environmental factors, Inorganic nutrition in toxic and extreme environments: Heavy metals, Salinity, Ecophysiology of environmental stress: Stress and abiotic environment and plant organisms. Water stress status: water potential, Water in the plant body, transpiration, Drought, Mechanisms for responding to salt accumulation, Osmotic potential, ABA, Photosynthesis, mechanisms against abiotic stress, Water use efficiency, Stress genes, Native plants of the Mediterranean landscape, Role of secondary metabolites in Plant Defense and Pollination, Allopathy of secondary metabolites. Ecophysiology of endangered plants. Biodiversity: Importance of plant diversity, Plant diversity of Greece, Conservation of biological diversity, Endangered species-Risk categories, Causes of reduction of biological diversity, Plant response to biotic stress

Microclimate, environment, drought, radiation, production, mechanism of adaptation

29-08-2024