Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Organization
- TTK Department of Plant Anatomy
- Code
- novmiknb22em
- Title
- Plant-microbe interactions L
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- Learning outcomes
- Competencies: Knowledge: Understands the advanced features of plant-microbe interactions. Understands and applies the terminology required for understanding the plant-microbe interactions. Understands the plant-microbe interactions. Understands the importance of interdisciplinarity. Understands the relationships of the different disciplinal knowledge. Ability: Able to recognize and coherently interpret the features of plant-microbe interactions on advanced level. Able to apply the advanced terminology of the plant-microbe interactions. Able to present her/his results on advanced level both in oral and written form. Able to recognize and integrate the interrelation of the different scientific disciplines. Able to organize data and knowledge based from scientific aspect, able to analyze and interpret. Able to apply the knowledge gained in the advanced scientific interpretation of the phenomenon of plant-microbe interactions. Attitude: Claims to be able to use the knowledge gained in an integrative interpretation of the functioning of living systems. Open to follow the new biological and other scientific results. Rule and observe the rules of scientific ethics. Communicate the results of the disciplines. Committed and open to the scientifically sound knowledge with an integrative approach Committed to improve continuously his/her biological knowledge. Autonomy and Responsibility: Able to independently analyze and evaluate fundamental professional issues. Responsible for forming scientifically sound opinion about biological, research and bioethical questions. Responsible to understand and learn the materials related to the advanced understanding of the plant-microbe interactions. Understands the labour market, helps her/his partners in the planned, operative achievement of tasks.
- Course content
- The aim of the course is to introduce and discuss the advanced topics of plant-microbe interactions in an integrative manner. Main topics of the course: Plant holobiont as a conceptual framework. Plant microbiome. Main types of plant-microbe interactions. Pathogenic-mutualism. Plant viruses. Plant-bacterial interactions. Plant pathogenic fungi. Endophytes. Mycorrhizae: arbuscular mycorrhizae, ectomycorrhizae, other mycorrhizal types. Applied aspects. Evolution, ecological importance.
- Assessment method
- k5 = exam mark (5) (1 failed, 5 excellent) During the exam period exam from the materials of the lecture and compulsory literature and one short project plan written by the students. Evaluation of the oral exam (from two topics of the course) and the project plant give the mark.
- Bibliography
- Class material (pdf files) Certain online sources given.