Fundamentals of Plant Biology and Yield

The educational objective of the course is to provide students the knowledge of plant and animal biology which are
necessary for the understanding of the physiological, morphological and technological characteristics of food produts of plant and animal origin.

At the end of the course the students will know: i) the structure, location and function of the different molecules present in plant and animal matrices; ii) the biological processes of seed and fruit development; iii) the main products of animal origin (milk and meat) from a nutritional point of view; iv) the factors that affect plant and animal production.