2025-Fall Plant Physiology (LIFE506-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. LIFE506 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours WED, FRI / 09:30 ~ 10:45 / Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Choi Kyuha Name Choi Kyuha Department Dept. of Life Sciences
Email address kyuha@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://www.pgr.postech.ac.kr/
Office LAB. OF PLANT GENOMIC RECOMBIN Office Phone 054-279-2361
Office Hours Tues, Wed, Fri (14:00~18:00)

3. Course Objectives

This class provides the vital background information for understanding of the principles of plant growth and development, and introduces the graduate student recent progress in different research areas of plant biology.

4. Prerequisites & require

5. Grading

Exam 70%
Discussion/Questions 30%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition		 ISBN
Plant Physiology and Development, Sixth Edition Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller, and Angus Murphy Oxford University Press 2014 9781605352558

7. Course References

Plant Physiology and Development 6th edition by Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger, Ian M. Møller, and Angus Murphy

8. Course Plan

1 Introduction
2 Plant and Cell Architecture
3 Plant genome and genomics
4 Plant epigenetics I
5 Plant epigenetics II
6 Plant epigenomics
7 Stomatal Biology
8 Photosynthesis
9 Translocation in the Phloem
10 Signals and Signal Transduction
11 Signals from Sunlight
12 Embryogenesis
13 Seed Dormancy, Germination, and Seedling Establishment
14 Vegetative Growth and Organogenesis
15 The Control of Flowering and Floral Development
16 Gametophytes, Pollination, Seeds, and Fruits
17 Meiosis
18 Plant Senescence and Cell Death
19 Biotic Interactions
20 Abiotic Stress
21 Final exam

9. Course Operation

Lectures
Student Presentation and Discussion

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

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