School Of Science And HealthPlant PhysiologyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300609.2
Discipline: BOTANY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Sound knowledge of biology and chemistry equivalent to undergraduate Level 1 units.
Equivalent Units
14409 - Plant Physiology, 300333 - Introductory Plant Physiology
About this Unit
In 2013 this unit will be replaced by 300865 - Plant Physiology. This unit introduces students to the mechanisms by which plants function. It will provide students with a detailed understanding of the processes and pathways involved in plant water, nutrient and energy acquisition and plant growth and development. It also introduces students to the interactions that occur between plants and their external environment including plant stress responses, plant defence strategies, plant - microbe interactions and plant responses to climate change, and how these interactions influence plant physiological processes and growth and development.