Stefano CASTIGLIONE | PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Stefano CASTIGLIONE PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
cod. 0512800028
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
| 0512800028 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI" | |
| EQF6 | |
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | |
| 2023/2024 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO/04 | 5 | 40 | LESSONS | |
| BIO/04 | 1 | 12 | LAB |
| 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 TO THE COURSE - ELEMENTS OF PLANT BIOLOGY (2 H) WATER AND PLANT CELLS, POTENTIAL AND WATER BALANCE. WATER AND SOIL, ROOTS AND ROOT ABSORPTION. (3H) XYLIME COHESION-TENSION THEORY. TRANSPIRATION (3 H) SOIL AND MINERAL NUTRITION: STRUCTURE AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS (3 H) MINERAL NUTRITION: SOIL, ROOTS AND STEM TRANSPORT OF SOLUTES: DIFFUSION AND PASSIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT (3 H) PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES AND ORGANS (3 H) PHOTOSYNTHESIS: CHARACTERISTICS OF REAGENTS AND PRODUCTS. PHOTOSYNTHETIC SYSTEM ORGANIZATION (2 H) PHOTOSYNTHESIS: REACTIONS TO LIGHT, ATP SYNTHESIS (4 H) PHOTOSYNTHESIS: ORGANICATION OF CARBON, RUBISCO, PEP CARBOXYLASE, PLANTS C3. CARBON CONCENTRATION: PLANTS C4 AND CAM. (4H) THE PHOTOBREATHING. (2H) SYNTHESIS OF STARCH AND SUCROSE (2 H) RESPONSE OF PLANTS TO SUNLIGHT. PHYTOCHROMES, CRYPTOCHROMES, PHOTOTROPINS (2 H) TRANSLOCATION ROUTES OF PHLOEMA. CRIBROSE TISSUE. PATHWAYS OF TRANSLOCATION, UPLOADING, UNLOADING, ALLOCATION OF PHOTOSYNTHEES (2 H) NUTRIENT ASSIMILATION: NITROGEN, AMMONIUM, NITROGEN FIXATION (2 H) NUTRIENT ASSIMILATION: SULFUR, PHOSPHATE, OXYGEN (2 H) PLANT HORMONES: AUXIN (2 H) PLANT HORMONES: GIBBERELLINE (2H) PLANT HORMONES: CYTOKININS (2 H) PLANT HORMONES: ETHYLENE, ABSCISIC ACID (2 H) PLANT HORMONES: BRASSINOSTEROIDS (1 H) THE HOURS FOR EACH SINGLE TOPIC ARE INDICATIVE AND MAY VARY ACCORDING TO THE TREND OF THE COURSE AND THE LEARNING ABILITY OF THE STUDENTS |
| 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 EXAMINATIONS AIM TO VERIFY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES. THE EXAM IS DIVIDED INTO A WRITTEN MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST AND AN ORAL TEST, TO BE TAKEN IN THE SAME CALL. THE WRITTEN TEST PROVIDES AN EVALUATION IN FIFTEENTH OR THIRTY. PASSING THE WRITTEN TEST WITH A SCORE OF AT LEAST 9/15MI OR 18/30MI IS A NECESSARY CONDITION TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ORAL TEST AND OBTAIN THE FINAL MARK EXPRESSED OUT OF THIRTY. THE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS OF THE WRITTEN EXAM (15/30) AND THE ORAL EXAM WILL HAVE TOPICS RELATED TO THE COURSE PROGRAM. BOTH TESTS (WRITTEN AND ORAL) ALLOW TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY, THE CAPACITY OF ANALYSIS, WHICH SHOULD CONSTITUTE THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE. THE ASSESSMENT TAKES TOTAL INTO ACCOUNT OF: ACQUIRED LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE; SUMMARY AND EXPOSURE CAPACITY, LANGUAGE APPROPRIATENESS; ANALYSIS CAPACITY. THE ASSESSMENT METHODS ARE DEEMED SUITABLE IN RELATION TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TEACHING, AND ALSO TO THE EXPECTED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE FINAL SCORE, EXPRESSED OUT OF 30/30, IS MADE UP OF THE AVERAGE OF THE INTERMEDIATE SCORE OBTAINED IN THE WRITTEN TEST(S), OF THE ORAL MARK. THE MINIMUM SCORE IS 18/30 SIMI WHICH EQUALS TO A MINIMUM PREPARATION OF THE STUDENT, 30/30 SIMI INSTEAD CORRESPONDS TO AN EXCELLENT PREPARATION RELATING TO THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE COURSE, IF THE STUDENT REACHES EXCELLENCE, HE WILL BE ATTRIBUTED THE EVALUATION OF 30 /30 SIMI AND PRAISE (FULL MARK). |
| Texts | |
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| IT IS SUGGESTED THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TEXT FOR PLANT BIOLOGY: ELEMENTI DI FISIOLOGIA VEGETALE. N. RASCIO EDITORE. CASA EDITRICE EDISES |
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