Plant Biology

The course aims to provide students, through lectures, with basic knowledge of the composition, morphology, structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, with particular attention to the characteristics of the plant cell, and the chemistry of heredity (Mod.1); and of the reproductive process of plants, of plant morphology and anatomy, and of the structural organization of higher plants, with particular attention to the family of the Vitaceae, the species Vitis vinifera and similar, economically important species (Mod.2). The course will relate structures to functions.
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge useful for understanding the vital principles of organisms and the organization of higher plants, of utility for the training of winemakers and oenologists. Such knowledge is also preparatory to the study of biochemical and physiological processes that determine the productivity of plants (and, in particular, preparatory to the lessons of Biology and genetics of grapevine [2nd year of the course] and of Grapevine defense, and Viticulture cultivation techniques [3rd year]), also in relation to the environment and cultivation practices, and to the study of microorganisms and microbiological processes related to the transformation of products (preparatory to the teaching of Microbiology [2nd year] and Oenological Microbiology [3rd year]).

Knowledge of the composition, function and characteristics of biological molecules and cellular structures, with an emphasis on plant cells but also through comparison with cells of other organisms. Knowledge of tissue systems and plant organs and their functioning. Understanding of the biological processes of growth, differentiation, reproduction and transmission of characteristics, and therefore of the morphological/anatomical context in which these processes occur. Ability to recognize structures and processes and to describe them with appropriate scientific language. Critical ability useful to stimulate knowledge acquisition for the topics of interest, also in relation to subsequent study topics.