Plants in extreme environments 2600-OG-EN-PEE

The aim of the topic is to provide students with issues concerning the extremophile plants, their environments and their adaptations to extreme condition -water deficit, salinity, flooding ect., The wild living plants from the extreme environments introduced as new crops will be also introduced, the adaptation of extreme land not yet being used for agriculture, genetic modification of crops in to adjust for better growth and development under stress conditions, examples of agricultural land use extremely unfavorable for plants in different parts of the world.

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 15 hrs - consultations - 5 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for lectures - 5 hrs - reading literature- 5 hrs - preparation for final presentastion - 20 hrs Altogether: 50 hrs (2 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: explains the functioning of plant under water deficit of nutrients and excessive accumulation of salts in the soil W2: indicates the types and effects of deliberate human intervention in plant production W3: describes examples of wild extermophile plant application in agriculture

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: is able to use knowledge of plant growth under stress drawing conclusions based on the results of the study U2: has advanced skills in presentation in public the results of team work U3: apply specialist terminology in English U4: has ability to combine information from various sources to present certain problem related to the plant production under stress

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: is aware of the need for constant updating of knowledge concerning the adaptation of plant under stress conditions and the introduction of new crops to wild species and improve his professional skills K2: is aware of the need for a systematic review of scientific journals on the topic K3: is willing to update knowledge in the field of crop production and cultivation in stress, recognizes its practical application K4: is willing to cooperate and work in a team and follow the defined rules

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - presentation, video / computer, pointer, banners image Stating teaching methods: - informative lecture Searching teaching methods: - discussion - presentation

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- project work
- panel
- presentation of a paper

Type of course

elective course

Prerequisites

none

Course coordinators

Agnieszka Piernik

Assessment criteria

Short oral presentation prepared in 5-people groups (5 slides in 5 minutes - each person one slide to present)
Assessment criteria:
content - 3 points (W1-W3, K2, K3, U1, U4)
work in the group - 1 point (K4, U4)
presentation – 1 point (U2, U3, K1)

fail- 2 pts (40%)
satisfactory- 3 pts (60%)
satisfactory plus- 3.5 pts (70%)
good - 4 pts (80%)
good plus- 4.5 pts (90 %)
very good- 5 pts (100 %)

Practical placement

not applicable

Notes

Term 2022/23L:

None

Term 2023/24L:

None

Term 2025/26L:

None

Additional information

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