Environmental Plant Biotechnology
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide to the students an overview of the plant biochemical and physiological processes that could be exploited both to reduce the environmental impact of modern agricultural practices and to develop innovative strategies and tools to use plants for environmental monitoring and soil/sediment remediation.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will acquire the basic and advanced knowledge elements to understand the major mechanisms controlling nutrient and metal homeostasis in plants and will be also able to exploit the plant potential for the environmental management and improvement. Moreover, the student will be also able to analyze and solve basic problems related to the nutrient use efficiency of the plants, approaches that could find application in the development of agriculture biotechnologies.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second 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.
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.
Prerequisites for admission
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.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures. Classroom practices (oral presentations).
Teaching Resources
Scientific papers, reviews, and other materials will be
provided during the course.
provided during the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final exam requires the student to prepare an oral presentation, i.e., a PowerPoint presentation of approximately 30-45 minutes on the state of the art of a relevant topic. The topic is freely chosen by the student, but it must be agreed upon in advance with the teacher. It is recommended to review a sufficient number of papers to thoroughly describe the current state of the topic and discuss critical experimental evidence, including tables, figures, and other relevant data.
The students will be evaluated on their ability to contextualize the chosen topic, their capacity to critically comment on the experimental results presented, and their ability to draw conclusions and develop perspectives based on the papers reviewed. The ability to synthesize information is appreciated. The students will also be evaluated on their preliminary research work and selection of papers.
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: [email protected] (for students with SLD) or [email protected] (for students with disability).
The students will be evaluated on their ability to contextualize the chosen topic, their capacity to critically comment on the experimental results presented, and their ability to draw conclusions and develop perspectives based on the papers reviewed. The ability to synthesize information is appreciated. The students will also be evaluated on their preliminary research work and selection of papers.
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: [email protected] (for students with SLD) or [email protected] (for students with disability).
AGR/13 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY - University credits: 6
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 40 hours
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Nocito Fabio Francesco
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
Nocito Fabio FrancescoProfessor(s)
Reception:
upon appointment by E-mail
Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale