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Plants perceive and respond to a multitude of environmental signals, which are essential for regulating how plants grow and develop. The environment is also a source of biotic (e.g. pathogens) and abiotic (e.g. drought) stresses, which plants need to be able to sense and respond to for their survival. This module provides foundations, as well as more detailed insights, into how plants perceive and respond to environmental signals and stresses. The knowledge presented is relevant to key societal, ecological and agricultural issues caused by global climate change. The topics covered are aligned with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger, Climate Action and Life on Land.
Topics covered include: perception of environmental signals; signal transduction pathways; regulation of gene expression; plant responses to light and temperature; environmental signals that regulate flowering; plant interactions with other organisms; perception of pathogens by plants; plant immunity; systemic acquired resistance; plant responses to abiotic stresses.
This module CANNOT be taken with BI315 Bioinformatics as there is a timetable clash.
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