Environmental Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
Providing an overview of the plant biochemical and physiological processes that could be exploited both to reduce the environmental impact of the modern agricultural practices and to develop strategies and tools for the environmental monitoring and remediation.
Being able to exploit the plant potential for the environmental management and improvement.
Being able to exploit the plant potential for the environmental management and improvement.
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
MINERAL NUTRITION OF HIGHER PLANTS - Nutrient acquisition and assimilation; sensing of nutritional status and regulation of nutrient uptake; biotechnological strategies to improve the use efficiency of the main mineral nutrients.
PHYTOREMEDIATION - Molecular and physiological basis of metal hyperaccumulation and tolerance in plants; biotechnological approaches to increase the heavy metal phytoextraction efficiency of non-hyperaccumulator plant species.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - Plant as bioindicators.
Recommended Prerequisites
None
Specific requests and examination modalities
PREREQUISITES: Basic concepts in plant biology. You can contact the teacher to obtain indications about texts and bibliographic references that can be studied to fill eventual knowledge gaps.
EXAM: PowerPoint presentation (approximately 30 minutes) about the state of the art of a relevant topic. The topic will be proposed by the student.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Teaching materials
Scientific papers, reviews and other materials will be provided during the course.
PHYTOREMEDIATION - Molecular and physiological basis of metal hyperaccumulation and tolerance in plants; biotechnological approaches to increase the heavy metal phytoextraction efficiency of non-hyperaccumulator plant species.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - Plant as bioindicators.
Recommended Prerequisites
None
Specific requests and examination modalities
PREREQUISITES: Basic concepts in plant biology. You can contact the teacher to obtain indications about texts and bibliographic references that can be studied to fill eventual knowledge gaps.
EXAM: PowerPoint presentation (approximately 30 minutes) about the state of the art of a relevant topic. The topic will be proposed by the student.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Teaching materials
Scientific papers, reviews and other materials will be provided during the course.
AGR/13 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY - University credits: 6
Lectures: 48 hours
Professor:
Nocito Fabio Francesco
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Nocito Fabio FrancescoProfessor(s)
Reception:
upon appointment by E-mail
Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale