Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
4 |
12 |
15 weeks |
180 hours |
Instructor
Fabio Tebaldi Silveira Nogueira
Lazaro Eustaquio Pereira Peres
Paulo Jose Pereira Lima Teixeira
Objective
Throughout the course, we will delve into the cellular metabolism involved in the process of plant
development; the structure, synthesis, and signal transduction pathway of plant hormones and growthinterfering
substances; understanding cellular differentiation and the key gene classes controlling this
process; gaining insight into the physiological actions and practical applications (biotechnology and the
use of agrochemicals) of plant hormones and regulators. We will also explore how plants utilize
development and controlling molecules (e.g., hormones) to interact with abiotic factors (e.g., water,
light, and nutrients) and biotic factors (e.g., pathogens and pests) in the environment.
Content
1- Introduction to plant hormones, 2- Historical aspects of plant hormones, 3- Hormonal metabolism, 4-
Hormonal signaling, 5- Plant development, 6- Leaf architecture, 7- Molecular basis of floral induction and
development, 8- Molecular aspects of ovary development and fruiting, 9- Control of lateral branching,
10- Molecular basis of seed development and germination, 11- Molecular aspects of root system
formation, 12- Molecular basis of "in vitro" regeneration, 13- Plant interaction with pathogens and pests,
14- Use of plant regulators in agriculture.
Bibliography
A. Books:
ARTECA, R.N. Plant growth substances: Principles and applications. Chapman & Hall, New York, 1995.
CASTRO, P.R.; KLUGE, R.A.; PERES, L.E.P. Manual de Fisiologia Vegetal: teoria e prática. Piracicaba:
Editora Agronômica Ceres, 2005.
CASTRO, P.R. C.; Kluge, R.A. ; SESTARI, I. Manual de Fisiologia Vegetal: Fisiologia de Cultivos.
Piracicaba: Editora Agronômica Ceres, 2008.
BUCHANAN, B.B; GRUISSEM, W.; JONES, R.L. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants. Wiley
Blackwell, Hoboken, NY, 2015
HOPKINS, W.G. Introduction to Plant Physiology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.
KERBAUY, G.B. Fisiologia vegetal. Guanabara Koogan, Rio de Janeiro, 2004 (E edições posteriores).
SALISBURY,F.B.; ROSS,C. Plant physiology. Wadsworth Publ., Belmont, CA, 1998.
TAIZ, L.; ZEIGER, E. Fisiologia Vegetal. 5ª Ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed. 2017 (E edições posteriores).
B. Journals:
Annual Review of Plant Biology; Trends in Plant Science; Plant Cell, Plant Journal, Plant Physiology, New
Phytologist, Journal of Experimental Botany; Plant Cell and Enviroment, Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences; Molecular Plant, Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Nature, Science, and Cell.