Analysis and quantitative description of plant growth. Effect of light, temperature and other climatic factors. Phenological and morphological development. Leaf area index, light interception, photosynthesis and net radiation use efficiency. Potential plant growth,evapo-transpiration, water limited and nitrogen limited plant growth. Allocation (root, shoot/leaf, storage organs) and translocation of assimilates to different plant organs through the growing season.

The course is intended for students in plantproduction:

Knowledge of how crop and leys plants respond to environmental factors through fundamental physiological processes as photosynthesis, respiration, water balance, changes in morphology and phenological development. Training in integrating this knowledge in order to understand crops growth rhythm, yield, yield index and interaction with other plants. Dynamic growth models will be used as a mean to achieve this integration. Knowledge about how to evaluate the models" performance. Experience about models strength and pitfalls, and of how models can be used to estimate impacts of climate changes and of nitrogen supply. Experience in the quantification of growth processes at field scale, for example with genotypes of varying earliness.

Theory will be presented in the lectures. In the laboratory course the effects of light quality and of temperature will be demonstrated. Measurement of photosynthesis combined with growth analysis and with dynamic growth modeling will be used to illustrate the importance of climatic factor for plant growth. Field measurements of leaf area index and growth will be used to estimate radiation use efficiency by the canopy. See also Compulsory activities.

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Selected chapters from a few bokks . Additional material and the teachers'overheads will be available on the course web-site at Fronter

BOT130,BOT200

STAT100 Statistics

Ten laboratory exercises and exercise in the class. Delivering og the laboratory journal and written exercises. Attendance at first lecture. Precise information will be given at the beginning of the course.

Written exam counts 100%. The laboratory journal and a given number of written exercises must be approved before the student has access to the examination

150 hours

Special requirements in Science

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Altogether 40 teaching hours: 16 lecturers, 14h laboratory exercises, and 10 hours with exercises in the class

An external evaluator will contribute to the appraisal of each examination paper