Root nutrition of plants

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Root nutrition of plants
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR02. Apply modern information technologies, software and Internet resources for information support of professional activities. PR03. Plan, perform, analyze data and present the results of experimental research in the field of biology. PR04. Communicate orally and in writing on professional issues using scientific terms accepted in the professional environment, in the state and foreign languages. PR06. Apply models, methods and data of physics, chemistry, ecology, mathematics in the process of learning and ensuring professional activities. PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and on the border of subject areas. PR12. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, processes of vital activity and functions of living organisms, understand the mechanisms of regulation of physiological functions to maintain homeostasis of biological systems.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successfully master the courses "Botany", "Plant Physiology", "Plant Biochemistry", "Plant growth and development", "Microbiology", "General genetics". 2. Be able to independently apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology of plants, botany, microbiology, biochemistry and other academic disciplines for specific solutions scientific-practical problems, work with scientific and scientific-methodological ones literature 3. Have basic system analysis skills.
Course content
The discipline "Root nutrition of plants" is a selective discipline, which forms a comprehensive view of: the structure and function of the root system of plants as an organ of absorption and metabolism; mechanisms of absorption and transportation of mineral elements, metabolism and physiological and biochemical significance of the most important macro- and microelements; ecological significance of root secretions, diagnostics of plant nutrition, physiological bases of fertilizer use.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. О. Бровко, В. Юхновський, Ф. Бровко, Д. Бровко, О. Войцехівська. Воднофізичні властивості сірих лісових ґрунтів та їх кореневе заселення в зонах антропогенного витоптування // Український журнал лісівництва та деревинознавства. – Т. 16, № 1, 2025. – С. 64-81. https://forestscience.com.ua/uk/journals/tom-16-1-2025 2. Yuriy S. Kravchenko, Xingyi Zhang, Chunyu Song, Wei Hu, Anna V. Yarosh, Olena V. Voitsekhivska. Seasonal Dynamics of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Biomasses of Microorganisms in Arable Mollisols Affected by Different Tillage Systems //Land 2022, 11(4), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040486 3. Kucher L., Poltoretskyi S., Vasylenko O., Krasnoshtan I., Zamorskyi O., Manzii O., Boroday V., Voitsekhivska O., Voitsekhivskyi V., Beregniak E. Peculiarities of the primary process of the soil formation on the mine rock dumps under the influence of biotic factors. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 2022. 23(11): 101–108. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/153399
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, individual work, consultations
Assessment methods and criteria
Current evaluation / control: 1. Test 1 (from 1-4 topics): PH 1.1, PH 1.2., PH 1.3., PH 1.4. - 20 points / 10 points. 2. Test 2 (from 5-8 topics): PH 1.1, PH 1.2., PH 1.3., PH 1.4. - 20 points / 10 points. 3. Scientific report with presentation: RN 2.1., RN 2.2., RN 3.1. - 20 points / 10 points. - semester control: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Vasylivna Voitsekhivska
Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center