Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 175)
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606-304 "Environmental Plant Physiology" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Botany, Faculty of Science (v4, p175) : Next:606-305 | Prev:606-303
Credit points: 16.0
Coordinator: Dr Ian Woodrow
Prerequisite: Botany 606-201
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week), 39 hours practical work (three hours a week)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students should gain :
- a knowledge of plant function and performance in relation to the environment;
- an understanding of the relationship between plant growth and performance and various molecular, biochemical and physiological attributes; and
- skills in field sampling and using electronic data gathering and processing systems.
Content:
Radiation and energy budgets; transpiration and stomata; root systems; carbon assimilation, herbivory and growth; stable isotope fractionation; canopy architecture; modelling; and genetic engineering and crop improvement.
Assessment:
A three hour end of semester written examination, practical reports totalling up to 4,000 words.
1. Botany, Faculty of Science (v4, p175) : Next:606-305 | Prev:606-303
2. Botany, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p78) : Next:606-305 | Prev:606-303
Credit points: 16.0
Coordinator: Dr Ian Woodrow.
Prerequisite: Botany 606-201 or approved equivalent.
Contact: 26 lectures (two each week), 39 hours practical work (three hours each week)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students should gain :
- a knowledge of plant function and performance in relation to the environment;
- an understanding of the relationship between plant growth and performance and various molecular, biochemical and physiological attributes; and
- skills in field sampling and using electronic data gathering and processing systems.
Content:
Radiation and energy budgets; transpiration and stomata; root systems; carbon assimilation, herbivory and growth; stable isotope fractionation; canopy architecture; modelling; and genetic engineering and crop improvement.
Assessment:
A three hour end of semester written examination, practical reports totalling up to 4,000 words.
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2. Botany, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p78) : Next:606-305 | Prev:606-303
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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