English
optional C
semi-final examination
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veterinary (English)
Department of Botany
- Vet EN
Course description
Subject leader (e-mail): Dr. Péli Evelin Ramóna ([Click to see email])
- Vet EN, Zoology
Prerequisite subject: are not
Mandatory literature: lecture notes
Recommended literature:
Keller R. (2023) A field guide to tropical plant families. Springer Nature Switzerland. 494. p.
Blancke R. (2016) Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world. Cornell University Press. 350 p.
Utteridge T., Bramley G. (2015) Tropical plant families identification handbook. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 232.p
Bradbury, J. H., and Holloway, W. D. (1988) Chemistry of Tropical Root Crops: significance for nutrition and agriculture in the Pacific. ACIAR Monograph No. 6, 201 p.
Downum K.R., Romeo J.T., Stafford H.A. (1993) Phytochemical potential of tropical plants. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC. 299 p.
Lectures theme
Week | Lectures (7×90 min. + 1×45 min.) |
1 | Tropical vegetation zones |
2 | Phytochemistry of tropical plants |
3 | Poisonous plants of tropics |
4 | Stimulants crops of tropics |
5 | Cultivated plants in tropics: fruits, tubers |
6 | Cultivated plants in tropics: palms and spices crops |
7 | Tropical ethnopharmacology |
8 | Consultation, test. |
Evaluation description
Students need to attend at least 4 lectures to accept the course. The course ends with a written exam.
Grading scheme:
- excellent (5): 86%
- good (4): 76%
- satisfactory (3): 66%
- pass (2): 51%
Exam information
Written exam at the end of semester.
Update: 2024.09.03.