Modulo II-Fisiologia Vegetale
The module aims to provide students with basic knowledge on the fundamental processes underlying plant life. In particular, the module will provide information concerning the following arguments: Cellular organization of plants; Water balance and mineral nutrition of plants; Photosynthesis: physiological and ecological aspects; Plant secondary metabolites; Growth, development and photomorphogenesis; Plant hormones; Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Another important aim of the module is to provide, through practical laboratory activity, the scientific and methodological bases of important experimental techniques in the field of Plant Biochemistry. The student will acquire theoretical and methodological skills that will allow him to solve specific problems in the field of Biochemistry and Food Industry, and to critically analyse and interpret scientific information.
The module aims to provide students with basic knowledge on the fundamental processes underlying plant life. In particular, the module will provide information concerning the following arguments: Cellular organization of plants; Water balance and mineral nutrition of plants; Photosynthesis: physiological and ecological aspects; Plant secondary metabolites; Growth, development and photomorphogenesis; Plant hormones; Plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Another important aim of the module is to provide, through practical laboratory activity, the scientific and methodological bases of important experimental techniques in the field of Plant Biochemistry. The student will acquire theoretical and methodological skills that will allow him to solve specific problems in the field of Biochemistry and Food Industry, and to critically analyse and interpret scientific information.
teacher profile teaching materials
Water balance and mineral nutrition of plants; Photosynthetic metabolism; Nitrogen assimilation; plant secondary metabolites; Photoreceptors; plant hormones; plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress; Introduction to Plant Biotechnology.
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT METABOLISM:
Definition of transgenic plant; Methods of plant transformation; Applications of Plant Biotecnology
Elementi di Fisiologia Vegetale (N. Rascio), EdiSES, Edizione II, 2017
Lecture notes will be provided
Programme
PLANT METABOLISM:Water balance and mineral nutrition of plants; Photosynthetic metabolism; Nitrogen assimilation; plant secondary metabolites; Photoreceptors; plant hormones; plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress; Introduction to Plant Biotechnology.
INTRODUCTION TO PLANT METABOLISM:
Definition of transgenic plant; Methods of plant transformation; Applications of Plant Biotecnology
Core Documentation
Recommended textbooks:Elementi di Fisiologia Vegetale (N. Rascio), EdiSES, Edizione II, 2017
Lecture notes will be provided
Type of delivery of the course
The course will take place through classroom lectures and laboratory activities. Lectures are organized by means of power point presentations that are made available to the students. The laboratory activities are organized in such a way to allow each student to beneficiate a single experimental position (or in pairs) and to actively participate to the activities. Before each laboratory activity, students are adequately informed and trained about the risks inherent in the exercise and provided with safety data sheets for the materials used and individual protection devices. Students complete and countersign a declaration of training / information / training regarding the aforementioned risks. Each laboratory activity is accompanied by a training course carried out by means of a printed informative material which is provided to each student and which contains questions of verification of comprehension, ability to calculate, ability to apply to problems associated with the exercise. Laboratory activities: -Protein extraction from plant tissues; -Assays for protein quantification; -Catalytic activity assays for plant enzymes. Activities: teaching set-up of experience and safety standards, assistance to the exercise, calculations, discussion of the results.Type of evaluation
The written test will be focused on a brief description of 2-4 topics held studied the course. The score will take into account both the knowledge of the subject and the ability to present it synthetically. Mid-term tests will be carried out with the attribution of a score effective for the final vote.