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B029873 - PLANT BIOLOGY
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Academic Year 2019-20
Coorte 2019 - 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR GREEN SPACES AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
BIO/03 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED BOTANY
Credits
12
Teaching Hours
96
Teaching Term
16/09/2019 ⇒ 20/12/2019
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Plant cell and tissues. Plant morphology: root system, stem and leaves. Cell metabolism, respiration and photosynthesis. Plant-water relations. Phloem and organic compounds transport within the plant. Seed and germination. Plant hormones and plant responses to environmental factors. Plant systematic and evolution. Knowing of plant taxonomy. Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Description of the main genera and species used in urban green.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
1) Evert R.F., Eichhorn S., 2013. La biologia delle piante di Raven. Zanichelli, Bologna
2) Pasqua G., Abbate G., Forni C., 2010. Botanica Generale e Diversità Vegetale. Piccin, Padova
3) Grossoni P., Bruschi P., Bussotti F., Selvi F., 2018. Trattato di Botanica forestale. 1. Parte Generale e Gimnosperme. CEDAM Scienze Naturali Wolters Kluwer. Milano
4) Gellini R., Grossoni P., 1997. Botanica forestale. II. Angiosperme. CEDAM. Padova
2) Pasqua G., Abbate G., Forni C., 2010. Botanica Generale e Diversità Vegetale. Piccin, Padova
3) Grossoni P., Bruschi P., Bussotti F., Selvi F., 2018. Trattato di Botanica forestale. 1. Parte Generale e Gimnosperme. CEDAM Scienze Naturali Wolters Kluwer. Milano
4) Gellini R., Grossoni P., 1997. Botanica forestale. II. Angiosperme. CEDAM. Padova
Learning Objectives
Knowledge on structure and functioning of plant cell, plant tissues and organs. Knowledge on cell metabolism, including the main metabolic pathways (respiration and photosynthesis). In-depth knowledge on plant water relations, including effects of water stress on plant physiology. Plant growth, hormones and regulation of plant responses to environmental factors. Knowledge in plant systematic and evolution. Gymnosperms and Angiosperms: differences in evolutionary, morphology and reproductive characteristics. Knowledge of the main taxa used in urban green and forests.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Frontal learning (class-lessons). Lab exercitations to analyze anatomic characteristics of plant tissues and organs. Lab
exercitations to measure plant physiology and vitality in responses to stress factors. Field exercitations in botanical garden, forests and urban parks to identify plant species and genera.
exercitations to measure plant physiology and vitality in responses to stress factors. Field exercitations in botanical garden, forests and urban parks to identify plant species and genera.
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
Plant cell structure, functioning and metabolism. Cell differentiation, plant tissues. Plant organs: roots, stem and leaves. Plant water relations. Photosynthesis and carbon cycle. Seed, germination and plant growth. Plant hormones, growth regulation and responses to environmental factors (solar radiation, temperature, water, plant-plant interactions). Soil and nutrients. Plant systematic and evolution. Concept of species. Gymnosperms and Angiosperms: morphological, evolutionary and reproductive characteristics. Description of the morphology, ecology, geographical distribution and uses of the main genera and species used in forest and urban green.