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Botany II. (KHORBAN-NOVENYT2-1)

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 2

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

The course builds on the knowledge of plant organization in cellular, histological and morphological terms. Students will learn the basic taxonomic concepts, the rules of nomenclature and the principles of taxonomy. They learn about the phylogeny of plants. They will develop skills in taxonomic classification, identification and description of horticultural plants. They are also taught the basics of plant geography, ecology and economic botany.

Course content

Lectures

Curriculum: 1. Classification of plants. Basic concepts, plant systematics past and present. 2. Ferns, gymnosperms and early angiosperms 3. Monocots (Monocotyledoneae) 4. Basal Eudicots 5. Rosid I. - Fabids (Fabidae) 6. Rosid II. – Malvids (Malvidae) 7. Superasterids 8. Asterid I. – Lamiids (Lamiidae) 9. Asterid II. – Campanulids (Campanulidae) 10. Phytogeographical, ecological basics 11. Plant identification I 12. Plant identification II 13. Plant identification test

Seminars

Acquired competences

Knowledge

Graduates will • have knowledge of the most important correlations, theories and the concepts related to their professional field, • theoretical and practical knowledge is organised into a system, • develop an environment supporting the health of individuals and the whole society and aim to use health-friendly technical solutions, • know the terminology of horticulture and the different branches of horticulture in Hungarian and in a foreign language.

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 develops his/her knowledge, using different methods of knowledge acquisition and self-development, • 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, • pursue continuous self-education, • plan and organise their own independent learning, using the widest range of resources available. • 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, • have ability to identify problems independently and to use their theoretical and practical knowledge to develop strategies for solving them and to follow these strategies consistently.

Requirements, evaluation and grading

Mid-term study requirements

Assignments: - Participation of practises. - Plant identification test: 15 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 taxon and its taxonomic classification (scientific name of its family) must be given. 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 pont Colloquium: 70 pont Total: 100 pont 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: Pinaceae family Cupressaceae family Asparagaceae family Amaryllidaceae family Poaceae family Ranunculaceae family Berberidaceae és Papaveraceae families Grossulariaceae és Vitaceae families Euphorbiaceae, Violaceae és Salicaceae families Fabaceae family Ulmaceae, Moraceae és Cannabaceae families Rosaceae family Cucurbitaceae family Betulaceae family Fagaceae és Juglandaceae families Sapindaceae family Malvaceae family Brassicaceae family Caryophyllaceae family Amaranthaceae family Polygonaceae family Cornaceae family Primulaceae family Apocynaceae family Solanaceae family Lamiaceae family Oleaceae family Asteraceae family Apiaceae family Caprifoliaceae és Viburnaceae families

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

Study materials: Powerpoint presentations, slideshow of plant pictures on Neptun Meetstreet or in the Teams group of the course. Botanical garden and glasshouse of Faculty.

Readings

Compulsory readings

Károly Ecseri (2024): Plant identification. ISBN: 978-615-6435-67-5 Janice Glimm-Lacy – Peter B. Kaufmann (2006): Botany illustrated. Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, FLowering Plant Families. Second Edition. Springer Science+Business Media Inc. New York, USA. ISBN: 978-0387-28870-3 https://mariomairal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Botany-Illustrated-Introduction-to-Plants-Major-Groups-Flowering-Plant-Families-by-Janice-Glimn-Lacy-Peter-B.-Kaufman-z-lib.org_.pdf

Recommended readings

Christopher Brickell editor in chief (2012): American Horticultural Society. Encyclopedia of plants and flowers. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. China. ISBN: 978-0-7566-6857-0 https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofplantsandflowers/page/n3/mode/2up Gurcharan Singh (2015): Plant Systematics. An Integrated Approach. Third edition. Science Publishers. New Hampshire, United States of America. ISBN: 978-1-57808-668-9 https://archive.org/details/PlantSystematicsThirdEditionAnIntergratedApproach/page/n587/mode/2up Michael G. Simpson (2006): Plant Systematics. Academic Press, Cambridge, USA. ISBN: 978-012-644-460-5. https://books.google.mw/books?id=Ia2eIPVksMMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Ross Bayton and Simon Maughan (2017): Plant families. A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA. ISBN-13: 978-0-226-53667-5. DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226536675.001.0001 https://vdoc.pub/download/plant-families-a-guide-for-gardeners-and-botanists-4vs01m0p11c0 Brian Capon (2005): Botany for Gardeners. Revised Edition. Timber Press Inc. Portland, USA. ISBN: 978-0-88192-655-8. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://literacias.net/bibliodigital/download/336/Botany%2520for%2520Gardeners%2520-%2520Brian%2520Capon.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjr4bPeudCGAxX5m_0HHZTyDnEQFnoECBEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1aRFxHBe11VzhVMNRv2nq7 Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]." will do. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/. Leslie Watson and Michael J. Dallwitz 1992 onwards: The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. delta-intkey.com Károly Ecseri (2024): Plant organization and systematics. ISBN: 978-615-6435-68-2

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