Integrated Systems of Plants

A.Y. 2024/2025
6
Max ECTS
48
Overall hours
SSD
BIO/04 BIO/18
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide basic concepts to understand strategies developed by plants to interact and respond to the surrounding environment, being it either biotic or abiotic, and how this interaction can influence plant development. The study will develop at various levels, including the molecular, biochemical and developmental ones, and will also discuss the adaptations of plants to environments characterized by the presence of stressful conditions (biotic or abiotic).
Expected learning outcomes
1. To illustrate the main types of plant-environment interactions in response to biotic and abiotic stresses and the resulting plant response strategies.
2. Define the different ways of molecular communication of plants with beneficial (symbiosis) or pathogenic (focus on defence mechanisms) organisms.
3. Analyse the effects of biotic or abiotic factors on plant development at various levels (biomolecular, biochemical).
4. Apply the acquired knowledge, in relation to the strategies adopted by plants to interact and respond to the surrounding environment, also to solve potential environmental problems (recovery of polluted soils, benefits of particular types of symbiosis, etc.)
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Not activated for the a.y. 2024/2025

Lesson period
Second semester
BIO/04 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY - University credits: 3
BIO/18 - GENETICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 48 hours