Soil and Plant Science

Provide the tools for the knowledge of the soil and of the fundamental biochemical and physiological processes of the life cycle of plants and their interaction with the environment.
1. Unit Soil: knowledge and practice of the composition and characteristics of the soil and of the chemical, physical and biological processes that contribute to determining its aptitude to support the growth and quality of crops. Main interventions for the maintenance and improvement of the fertility of agricultural soils.
2. Unit Plant: knowledge of biochemical and physiological processes and responses of the conditions of adaptation to plants, finalizing the study to understanding the environmental mechanisms underlying the productivity of cultivated species.

1. Understanding of the importance of soil for plant production and for environmental protection. Ability to identify analytical parameters, methods of analysis and to interpret soil analyzes for the purpose of assessing the degree of fertility and identifying suitable fertilization interventions.
2. Knowledge of energetic and biochemical transformations in plant organisms. Knowledge of the biochemical and physiological factors underlying the productivity of plants of agricultural interest. Criteria and methods for evaluating the impact of environmental factors on plant productivity.