Microbial Agrobiotechnology

The course aims to provide to the students the principles and tools to characterize the microbial diversity and to elucidate the biological mechanisms and the applicable potential of microbial communities for the agricultural production and plant protection against adversities, in the framework to optimize the Microbial Resource Management. The practical lessons in laboratory will allow the students to strengthen the comprehension of the topics considered during lessons.

At the end of the course the student has to know the metabolic, physiological and ecological mechanisms that modulate the microbial communities and their biotechnological application for the agricultural production and plant protection.