BIO2202 Plant Physiology

Taiz, L & Zeiger, E 2006, Plant physiology, 4th edn, Sinauer Association, Sunderland, Mass.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Arteca, RN 1996, Plant growth substances principles and applications, Chapman and Hall, New York.

Atwell, BJ, Kriedemann, PE & Turnbull, CGN 1999, Plants in action: adaptation in nature, performance in cultivation, MacMillan Education Australia, Victoria.

Basra, AS 2001, Crop responses and adaptations to temperature stress, Food Products Press, New York.
(ISBN 1-56022-890-3)

Benech-Arnold, RL & Sanchez, RA 2004, Handbook of seed physiology, Food Products Press.
(ISBN 1 56022 929 2)

Buchanan, BB, Guissem, W & Jones, RL 2000, Biochemistry and molecular biology of plants, American Society of Plant Physiologists, Rockville, MD.
(ISBN 0-943088-39-9)

Hawes, C & Satiat-Jeunemaitre, B 2001, Plant cell biology: a practical approach, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
(ISBN 0-19-963866-7)

Hayat, S & Ahmad, A 2003, Brassinosteroids: bioactivity and crop productivity, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
(ISBN 1 4020 1710 3)

Hirt, H & Shinozaki, H (eds) 2003, Topics in current genetics - plant responses to abiotic stress, Springer, Berlin.
(ISBN 3 540 20037 1)

Hopkins, WG & Huner 2004, Introduction to plant physiology, 3rd edn, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Marschner, H 1995, Mineral nutrition of higher plants, 2nd edn, Academic Press, London.

Nobel, Park S 1999, Physiochemical and environmental plant physiology, 2nd edn, Academic Press, San Diego.

Roberts, J & Tucker, G 2000, Plant hormone protocols: methods in molecular biology, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey.
(ISBN 0 89603 577 8)

Sakurai, A, Yokota, T & Clouse, SD 1999, Brassinosteroids steroidal plant hormones, Springer, New York.
(ISBN 4 431 70214 8)

Sanita, L & Pawlik-Skowronska, B 2003, Abiotic stresses in plants, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
(ISBN 1 4020 1648 4)

Waisel, Y et al (eds) 2002, Plant roots: the hidden half, 3rd edn, Marcel Dekker, New York.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

NOTES

1.

Examiner to advise details of the date of the Restricted 1.5hr test which will be held during the Residential School. Modules 1 and 2 to be tested.

2.

Written assignment will be due during the Residential School. Examiner to advise due date.

3.

Examiner will advise due dates for practical reports

4.

Examination dates will be available during the Semester. Please refer to the examination timetable when published. (Modules 3 & 4).

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. To maximize their chances of satisfying the objectives of the practical component of the course, students should attend and actively participate in the laboratory sessions in the course.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To complete the assignment satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for the assignment. To complete the examination and test satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for the examination and test. To complete the practical component satisfactorily, students must submit all practical reports and obtain at least 50% of the marks available.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   In a Restricted Examination, candidates are allowed access to specific materials during the examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination; English translation dictionaries (but not technical dictionaries); Translation dictionary. With the Examiner's approval, candidates may, take an appropriate non- electronic translation dictionary into the examination. This will be subject to perusal and, if it is found to contain annotations or markings that could give the candidate an unfair advantage, it may be removed from the candidate's possession until the appropriate disciplinary action is completed.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held in the fourth week of the semester following this course offering and the examiner will advise students involved in writing of the date time and location of any examination.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

This version produced 28 Aug 2009.