Stefano CASTIGLIONE | PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Stefano CASTIGLIONE PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
cod. 0512800028
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
| 0512800028 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI" | |
| EQF6 | |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | |
| 2021/2022 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO/04 | 6 | 48 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE “PLANT PHYSIOLOGY” IS AIMED AT INTRODUCING STUDENTS TOWARD THE COMPREHENSION OF THE MAIN MOLECULAR AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS REGULATING THE DIFFERENTIATION, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AS WELL AS UNDER CROPPING SYSTEMS. THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND DISCUSS SINGLE AND INTEGRATED PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, WITH MAJOR EMPHASIS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, TRANSPORT OF WATER AND SOLUTES, MINERAL NUTRITION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND HORMONAL CONTROL OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. EACH PROCESS WILL BE EXAMINED AT THE BIOCHEMICAL, CELLULAR, MOLECULAR AND ORGANISMAL LEVEL SO AS TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF EACH PROCESS.2) APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING- THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND AND CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE MAIN PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS UNDER NATURAL AND CROPPING ENVIRONMENT. STUDENTS WILL HAVE BASIC KNOWLWDGE TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CELL/PLANT STRUCTRES AND FUNCTIONS; THE MAIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES (E.G. WATER AND NUTRIENTS UPTALE AND TRANSPORT; SYNTEHSIS OF ORGANIC MOLECULES THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PERCEPTION AND TRANSDUCTION OF PLANT HORMONES AND OTHER PHYSICAL EXTERNAL AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN REGULATING PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| Prerequisites | |
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| BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT BIOLOGY, BOTANY, PHYSICS, GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY |
| Contents | |
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| INTRODUCTION - PLANT BIOLOGY, WATER AND PLANT CELLS WATER BALANCE, TRANSLOCATION AND TRANSPIRATION PATHWAYS MINERAL NUTRITION: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS MINERAL NUTRITION: SOIL, ROOTS AND SHOOTS SOLUTE TRANSPORT: DIFFUSION AND ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TRANSPORT. PHOTOSYNTHESIS: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. THE LIGHT REACTIONS. PHOTOSYNTHESIS: CARBON ASSIMILATION PHOTORESPIRATION C3, C4 AND CAM PLANTS. PHLOEM TRANSLOCATION. NUTRIENT ASSIMILATION: NITROGEN NUTRIEN ASSIMILATION: OTHER NUTRIENTS. PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES PLANT HORMONES: AUXINS PLANT HORMONES: GIBBERELLINS PLANT HORMONES: CYTOKININS PLANT HORMONES: ETHYLENE, ABSCISIC ACID AND BRASSINOSTEROIDS |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| LECTURES WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE AID OF A POWER POINT SUPPORT. IT IS PLANNED TO SHOW PRESENTATIONS FULL OF PICTURES, GRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS THAT ENABLE MAXIMUM UNDERSTANDING AND SYNTHESIS OF THE TOPICS COVERED. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE EXAMINATION TESTS ARE INTENDED TO ENSURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AIMS OF TEACHING. WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMINATIONS. WRITTEN TEXT: 15 MULTIPLE CHOISE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MAIN LEARNING OUTCOMES. THE WRITTEN TEST (9/15) IS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE ORAL EXAMINATION. DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS HAVE ALSO THE POSSIBILITY TO TAKE THREE PARTIAL WRITTEN TESTS, FOCUSED ON: THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SUCCESS OF THE PLANNED COURSE INCLUDES A FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION. BY MEANS OF SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, IT WILL BE DETERMINED WHETHER THE STUDENT HAS ACQUIRED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE COURSE CONTENTS, AND IF THE STUDENT GAINED THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNCTION OF PLANTS AND HAS THE BASIC SKILLS TO RECOGNIZE AND DESCRIBE PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. THE STUDENT DISCUSSING THE MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE, HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL THOUGHT AND AWARENESS OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE FIELD OF STUDY. |
| Texts | |
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| VIENE CONSIGLIATO L’USO DEL SEGUENTE TESTOI DI RIFERIMENTO PER LA BIOLOGIA VEGETALE: BOTANICA (FONDAMENTI DI BIOLOGIA DELLE PIANTE (JAMES D. MAUSETH; IDELSON-GNOCCHI EDITORI) |
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