Plant physiology

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Decks in this class (21)

Introduction to plant physiology
Definition of physiology,
What are algae,
Plant growth limitations light
8  cards
Algae and the origins of photosynthesis
Why bother colonising land the ma...,
What are algae,
History of algae
22  cards
The origins of plant life on land
Charophytes land plants,
Plants first appeared on land aro...,
Features of land plants
22  cards
Photosynthesis, the key to plant productivity
Terrestrial net primary productio...,
Why is photosynthesis so important,
Photosynthesis recap overview of ...
14  cards
Photosynthesis: the carbon reactions aka dark reactions
(making sugars)
17  cards
Light responses
whole plant responses to too much/ too little light
16  cards
Acquiring and retaining water
Main water needs,
Life in all forms started in the ...,
The transpiration cohesion tensio...
18  cards
Mineral nutrition: essential minerals and their uptake
Defining features of essential mi...,
Leiblig s law of the minimum,
Mengle kirkby s mineral groups
22  cards
Dealing with shortages and nutrient partition
Approaches to dealing with shortages,
Impact of nitrogen levels,
Plants have a range of options wh...
21  cards
Transport and partitioning of photosynthetic products
Translocation,
Translocation pathways phloem,
Translocation pathways callose de...
16  cards
Whole plant response to abiotic stress: water stress, salinity and toxic soils
Abiotic factors that cause stress,
Water flows through a plant down ...,
Water status of plants osmosis
20  cards
Whole plant responses to abiotic stress: Heat and cold
Thermal energy balance,
Effects of temperature on plant g...,
Reading a mean growth rate graph
24  cards
Introduction to lichens
What are lichens,
What are lichens forms of thallus,
What are lichens recent findings ...
16  cards
Discovering the genetic basis for plant freezing tolerance
Plant freezing damage tolerance a...,
We can quantify freezing damage b...,
Arabidopsis thaliana the model pl...
32  cards
Plant growth regulators: Ethylene, auxins, gibberellins
3 part lecture,
Ethylene lecture,
1 discovery of ethylene
16  cards
plant growth and cell signalling: immune response
Strategies of pathogenicity,
Virulent and avirulent pathogens,
Plants have chemical and physical...
11  cards
Photosynthesis revisited
Evolution of photosynthetic life,
Carbon fixation,
Light response curve
24  cards
Rubisco
Rubisco catalyses both carboxylat...,
Rubisco does not discriminate wel...,
Rubisco is found in a variety of ...
10  cards
Photorespiration
Photorespiration recycles product...,
Photorespiration is a multi organ...,
Photorespiration releases co2 and...
13  cards
Photoprotection and photoinhibition
Photoprotection qe and qt photoin...,
Damage avoidance and repair accli...,
Excess excitation energy can lead...
19  cards
Targets for improving photosynthesis: case studies
Summary and future directions,
The combination of drought and he...,
Targets for enhancing photosynthesis
9  cards

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