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HU Credits:
7
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Plant Science in Agriculture
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Menachem Moshelion
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof David Weiss,
Dr. Shilo Rosenwaser,
Prof Menachem Moshelion,
Mr. bnaya hami,
Mr. nir averbuch,
Mr. elad bendor,
Mr. Matanel Hipsch,
Ms. noa kirby,
Mr. bar benzeev,
Mr. amir cohen,
Mr. uria ramon
Course/Module description:
Physiology of the plant cell: permeability of plant cell membranes; water
relations of plant cells; transport of solutes through membranes; photosynthesis; respiration; mineral assimilation. Physiology of the whole plant: water
management; mineral management; transport of solutes; photoreceptors and photomorphogenesis; hormones and development.
Course/Module aims:
Learn about mechanisms that operate the plant cell and the whole plant in consideration of the interaction between the plant and its environment.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describe relations of plant cells transport of Describe photosynthesis
Recognize the physiology of the whole plant
Describe terms in signal transduction
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, recorded lecture videos, discussion meeting on recorded lectures, of laboratories, exercises
The course is based on 3 integrated learning approaches:
1. Asynchronous self-study (watching videos, answering short questions, reading material, submitting exercises) - will be done before the meeting with the teacher (2-3 hours every week)
2. Frontal study (based on the background you acquired in self-study, 1-2 hours a week)
3. Laboratories and exercises (conducting physiological experiments in small groups in the laboratory and writing a scientific report) will take place after the frontal class (3 hours per week).
Course/Module Content:
part A: plant water management and substance transmission through cell membrane: plant membrane and its permeability to water and ions, the stoma as an example of an osmotic machine and a singnaling responding cell.
part B:Photosynthesis- light reactions and carbon fixation, respiration and mineral assimilation.
part C:photomorphogenesis, plant hormones (Auxins, Cytokinins, Gibberellins, Ethylene and -ABA Brassinosteroid)
Required Reading:
Plant Physiology.Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E. Sinauer Associates, Inc.,
Sunderland, Mass.
Taiz L. and Zeiger E., Plant Physiology, 5th Edition,2010.
Taiz L. and Zeiger E., Plant Physiology, 4th Edition,2006.
Additional Reading Material:
Physicochemical and environmental plant physiology /
by Nobel, Park S. Published 2004, Academic Press (540 pages) 3rd ed.
) Plant physiology, Botanical chemistry, Plant ecophysiology, Plant cells and tissues)
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 70 %
Other 30 %
Additional information:
Mandatory participation in laboratories and exercises
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