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BI1339

Experimental approaches in plant growth analysis and phenotyping

Information from the course leader

The course consists of a theory part (7.5 credits) and a project part (7.5 credits), but both parts run over the entire course period. The theory part consists of lectures and seminars that will be offered only online (via zoom), which makes it possible to study this part remotely. All practical elements of the project work will take place on site at SLU Ultuna campus.

Course evaluation

The course evaluation is now closed

BI1339-10182 - Course evaluation report

Once the evaluation is closed, the course coordinator and student representative have 1 month to draft their comments. The comments will be published in the evaluation report.

Additional course evaluations for BI1339

Academic year 2023/2024

Experimental approaches in plant growth analysis and phenotyping (BI1339-10154)

2023-08-28 - 2023-10-30

Academic year 2022/2023

Experimental approaches in plant growth analysis and phenotyping (BI1339-10352)

2022-08-29 - 2022-10-31

Academic year 2019/2020

Experimental approaches in plant growth analysis and phenotyping (BI1339-10125)

2019-09-02 - 2019-10-31

Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

Course literature

BI1339 – Experimental approaches in plant growth analysis and phenotyping, 15 hp

Course leader: Martin Weih (martin.weih@slu.se)

The main course literature will be Lambers H, Chapin FS III, Pons TL (2008), Plant Physiological Ecology, Springer. An online version of this book is available from the SLU library at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-0-387-78341-3

Reference will be made to specific chapters of the main course literature by the teachers responsible for each teaching unit, through the course Canvas page.

In addition to the above course literature, other sources will be part of the course literature. In some cases, supporting (more basic) readings and additional (more advanced) readings will be listed (and clearly indicated) at the course Canvas page**. **All compulsory literature will be made available to the students enrolled through the course Canvas page.

The additional course literature includes the following titles (selection):

Araus JL, Kefauver SC (2018) Breeding to adapt agriculture to climate change: affordable phenotyping solutions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 45, 237-247.

Chawade A, Van Ham J, Blomquist H, Bagge O, Alexandersson E, Ortiz R (2019) High-Throughput Field-Phenotyping Tools for Plant Breeding and Precision Agriculture. Agronomy 2019, 9, 258.

Connolly J, Wayne P, Bazzaz FA (2001) Interspecific Competition in Plants: How Well Do Current Methods Answer Fundamental Questions? The American Naturalist 157: 107-125.

Fiorani F, Schurr U (2013) Future Scenarios for Plant Phenotyping. Annual Review of Plant Biology 64:1, 267-291.

Fowler J, Cohen L, Jarvis P () Practical Statistics for Field Biology. Wiley.

Golzarian M, Frick R, Rajendran K, Berger B, Roy S, et al. 2011. Accurate inference of shoot biomass from high-throughput images of cereal plants. Plant Methods 7:2

Larcher W (2003) Physiological Plant Ecology, Springer, p. 111-119.

Poorter H, Niinemets Ü, Walter A, Fiorani F, Schurr U. 2010. A method to construct dose–response curves for a wide range of environmental factors and plant traits by means of a meta-analysis of phenotypic data. J. Exp. Bot. 61:2043–55

Weih M, Westerbergh A, Lundquist P-O (2017), Role of nutrient-efficient plants for improving crop yields: bridging plant ecology, physiology, and molecular biology, Hossain MA et al (Eds), Plant macronutrient use efficiency – Molecular and genomic perspectives in crop plants, Elsevier, p. 31-44.

Please note that all compulsory literature will be made available to the students enrolled through the course Canvas page.

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes The course is offered as a programme course: Plant Biology for Sustainable Production - Master's Programme Plant Biology for Sustainable Production - Master's programme Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 38060 SEK Cycle: Master’s level (A1N)
Subject: Agricultural Science Biology Biology Agricultural science
Course code: BI1339 Application code: SLU-10182 Location: Uppsala Distance course: No Language: English Responsible department: Department of Crop Production Ecology Pace: 100%