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Lecturer(s)
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Takáč Tomáš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Within this subject, lectures will be taken reporting about the effects and plant responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Defense mechanisms will be emphasised with defining of their potential for biotechnological applications. Students will deliver a 15min seminar presenting the newest biotechnological approaches for plant stress tolerance improvement. Following topics will be elaborated within this subject: Introduction into the subject, distribution of seminars. Introduction into Stress biology - terms, definitions, theories. Oxidative stress. Salt and Osmotic stresses. Drought stress. Cold and freezing stress. High temperature stress. Heavy metal stress. Elevated CO2. Biotic stress I (bacteria, funghi). Biotic stress II (viruses). Air polution, xenobiotics, radiation. Evaluation of the student seminars and discussion.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
- Attendace
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 70 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 12 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To get familiar with the problems of plant stress biology and potential application of biotechnology techniques designed to modify the properties of plants to increase resistance to stress. Processing and presentation of literature.
Students will gain knowledge about plant stress biology and possible employment of biotechnological approaches for higher stress resistance of plants.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Regular attendance of seminars, presentation of experimental research papers reporting biotechnological methods of plant stress tolerance improvement.
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Recommended literature
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Ashraf M., Harris P.J.C. (2005). Abiotic stresses: plant resistance through breeding and molecular approaches. Haworth Press.
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Fritsche-Neto R., Borém A. (2012). Plant breeding for biotic stress resistance. Springer, Heidelberg.
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Procházka, S., Macháčková, I., Krekule,J., Šebánek, J.a kol. (1998). Fyziologie rostlin. Academia Praha.
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Tuteja N., Gill S.S., Tiburcio A.F., Tuteja R. (2012). Improving crop resistance to abiotic stress. Wiley-Blackwell, Weinheim.
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