2019/2020

2021/2022

DM270

BIO/04 (PLANT PHYSIOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PERCORSO COMUNE

3°

1st semester (01/10/2021 - 14/01/2022)

9

72 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN TEST

BALESTRAZZI ALMA (titolare) - 8 ECTS
MACOVEI ANCA - 1 ECTS

It is required the knowledge of the contents of the courses of Botany and especially of Biochemistry in particular of protein, carbohydrates and lipid chemistry, enzymology, respiratory metabolism, redox reactions

At the end of the course, students should have learned and fully understood the specific biological structures of plants and the biochemical peculiarities which confer them the capacity of sustaining life on this planet

Basic aspects of plant physiology. Photosynthesis. Phytohormones. Nitrogen cycle. Photoreceptors. Specific examples of genetically modified plants to study aspects related to photosynthesis, seed germination, nutrient uptake, and adaptability to biotic and abiotic stresses.
In agreement with the objectives of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the following objectives will be covered: Objective 2 (Zero hunger), Objective 12 (Fight against Climate Change).

The course will involve the use frontal lessons supported by interactive methods like case-studies, simulations and brainstorming.

Didactic material provided by the professor

The course exam is oral. The student must demonstrate to have developed a precise idea, a mental schema about the complexity of the functions that rule a plant organism, but also to know in detail some notions about processes and molecules, reactions, interactions, and basic structures that are fundamental in plant physiology.

The course exam is oral. The student must demonstrate to have developed a precise idea, a mental schema about the complexity of the functions that rule a plant organism, but also to know in detail some notions about processes and molecules, reactions, interactions, and basic structures that are fundamental in plant physiology.