The course coverages of the physiology of plant nutrition in terms of carbon-nitrogen interactions. After description of main concepts about the subject, a whole plant perspective on carbon-nitrogen interactions will be examined in the course.

Regulation of nitrate uptake at whole plant level. Responses of the nitrate uptake system to external nitrate availability. Relation between carbon and nitrogen assimilation, tissue composition and whole plant function. Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency in plants. Root/shoot distribution of nitrate assimilation in plants. Phloem transport, carbon and nitrogen allocation and interspecific differences in relative growth rate. The carbon and nitrogen dependence of plant development.