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Botany I. (KHORBAN-NOVENYT1-1)

Basic data

Name and type of the study programme

Horticultural Engineering, undergraduate program

Curriculum

2024

Classes / consultation hours

2 + 1 + 0 (L+S+Labs)

Credits

3 credits

Theory – Practice

Theory: 67%, Practice: 33%

Recommended semester

Semester 1

Study mode

full-time

Prerequisites

Evaluation type

Colloquium

Course category

Compulsory

Language

English

Instructors

Responsible instructor

Ecseri Károly

Responsible department

Agrártudományi Tanszék

Instructor(s)

Ecseri Károly

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Course objectives

Students will learn about the most important botanical relationships and laws. They will learn the basics of cell biology, histology, morphology and examination methods. They acquire skills in applying what they learned during the construction of plant organs. The subject contributes to the development of the biological approach and its wide application, as well as to the foundation of the related subjects.

Course content

Lectures

1. Levels of plant body organization. Formation and structure of plant cells. The structure of cytoplasm. Morphology and function of cell organelles (in particular: plastids, vacuole, cell wall, crystals). 2. Overview, formation and classification of tissues. Dividing tissues (meristems) and the dermal, vascular and ground tissue systems. 3. The tissue structure of the root, shoot and leaf. Tissue structure of floral leaves. 4. Organization of root and root system. Modified roots. Characterization of shoot, parts and types of bud. Types of stems, modified stems. 5. Types of leaves, parts of leaves, morphological characters. Leaf arrangement, leaf modifications. 6. Parts of flower, details of floral parts. Processes occurring in the flower. Forms of pollination. Pollen. Process of fertilization. 7. Types and characterization of inflorescences. Simple and complex inflorescences. 8. Fruit formation. Types of fruits. Structure and spread of seeds. 9. Plant identification I. 10. Plant identification II. 11. Plant identification test. Algae 12. Supplementary test. Fungi 13. Lichens, mosses and ferns

Seminars

Acquired competences

Knowledge

Graduates will • have comprehensive knowledge of the facts, directions and boundaries of the topics of the given field of training, • have knowledge of the most important correlations, theories and the concepts related to their professional field, • know the terminology of horticulture and the different branches of horticulture in Hungarian and in a foreign language, • develop an environment supporting the health of individuals and the whole society and aim to use health-friendly technical solutions.

Skills

Graduates • can conduct detailed analyses based on the knowledge and methods related to horticulture, explore correlations and draw conclusions independently. They can supervise the subtasks of a project in a research project on operative level under professional guidance, • can apply analytics tools acquired during their training.

Attitude

Graduates • are open to get acquainted with, accept and convey the technological developments and innovations in their professional field, • are environment-conscious and have positive attitude towards sustainable agriculture, • have a positive attitude towards quality, • feel strong sense of professional responsibility and have cooperative skills.

Autonomy and responsibilities

Graduates • take responsibility for the consequences of their professional point of view, • feel strong sense of responsibility towards professional, legal and ethical norms and regulations related to their job and behaviour.

Requirements, evaluation and grading

Mid-term study requirements

Assignments: - Participation of practices - Plant identification test: 25 species identification from the list in 11. week (30 point). Recognition is done using a black-and-white drawing, colour diagram or living plant material. For each plant, the exact scientific (Latin) name of the given species must be given. In addition, five questions refer to the leaf morphological characters and the fruit type of the selected species. At least 50 % (15 point) is required to signature of semester. - Once opportunity of supplementary plant identification test in 12. week Final examination requirements: - At least 50 % (15 point) of plant identification test The type of exam: colloquium - Mode: written. Student takes exam from all of the exam items. - Application: in NEPTUN according to the requirements Grading: Plant identification test 30 point Colloquium: 70 point Total: 100 point 5 (excellent) 86-100 point 86-100 % 4 (good) 76-85 point 76-85 % 3 (satisfactory) 61-75 point 61-75 % 2 (sufficient) 50-60 point 50-60 % 1 (fail) below 49 point below 50 % Exam items: Cytology Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Basic cellular concepts. The compounds, structure and role of the biological membrane. The cytoplasm. Organelles of the cytoplasm. Endoplasmic reticulum. Golgi apparatus. Vesicles. The cell cavity (vacuole). Derivatives of endoplasmic reticulum. Movement-related organelles. The nucleus. Cell division. The ribosome. Plastids. The chloroplast. The mitochondria. The microtubules. The cell wall. Histology General histology. Dividing tissues (meristems). Dermal tissue system. Transport tissue system. Ground tissue system. The tissues of herbaceous and woody stems. Leaf tissues. The tissues of the root. Tissues of floral leaves. Fertilization. Tissues of the seed and fruit. Morphology Characteristics and regularities of plant body organization. The structure of seedling plant. Formation and structure of roots and root systems. Root modifications. The bud. Formation of shoot system. Types of herbaceous and woody stems. Shoot modifications. Leaf types. The morphology of the leaf parts. The compound leaves. The leaf arrangement. Leaf modifications. Plant reproduction and double fertilization. The morphology of the flower parts. The flower formula and flower diagram. Grouping and types of inflorescences. The pollination. The seed. Fruit formation and types. Distribution of seeds and fruits. Taxonomy The main representatives of algae, their importance Major representatives of fungi, their importance Main representatives of lichens, mosses, their importance Major representatives of ferns, their importance

Exam requirements

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Generative AI usage

Use of GAI tools is not permitted for solving assignments. This means GAI tools cannot be used to complete formative or summative assessments, and using GAI constitutes academic misconduct. The use of AI tools for spelling and grammar checking does not fall under this prohibition.

Study aids, laboratory background

Powerpoint presentations, slideshow of plant pictures on Neptun Meetstreet or in the Teams group of the course. Botanical garden and glasshouse of Faculty. The practical training of the students is supported by the modernly equipped Botany Laboratory with microscopes.

Readings

Compulsory readings

Zsolt Erős-Honti (2013): Plant cell (Citology); Plant tissues (Histology) and Plant organs (Organography). In: Éva Németh Zámboriné, Szilvia Sárosi, Levente Horváth: Modern Horticulture. Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Horticultural Science, 2013. (ISBN: 978-963-503-552-6) http://www.kertesztananyag.hu/botany Shipunov, Alexey: Introduction to Botany. June 7, 2021 version. Minot State University, North Dakota, USA. http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/biol_154/textbook/intro_botany.pdf