Plants are fixed organisms, yet they are able to adapt to varying environmental conditions for growth and development.
Therefore, understanding the plant response to diverse environments is important for the improvement of crop production and management.
The objective of this course is to review the physical, chemical and biological factors that compose the plant environment and to examine the influence of each of these factors on the plant life.
This course will also survey the plant responses and adaptation strategies under stressful conditions to illustrate the plasticity of plant-environment interactions.

This course presents the cellular basis of plant growth and development.
Its objective is to provide students with an up-to-date understanding of the plant cell cycle, cell enlargement and cell differentiation processes, which is fundamental for improving plant growth and the production of special plant products.
Thorough descriptions on the plant cellular compartments, cell division, dynamic growth and specialization are presented alongside the principles of advanced molecular techniques in genetics and visualization of the plant cell.