Plant Physiology

The aim of the teaching is to provide students with basic knowledge of plant physiology, with particular regard to the aspects of plant development, metabolism, and adaptations to the environment. The teaching aims to develop this knowledge at different levels of the organization, from the molecular level to the single-cell and tissue level up to the whole plant. Furthermore, the teaching will provide notions related to the analysis of complex functions from the biochemical, biophysical and biological/molecular point of view and to the understanding of how the individual components interact with each other at the systems biology level.

The student, at the end of the teaching, will have a basic knowledge of plant physiology and an ability to distinguish the different functions of plants; he/she will be able to describe the physiological state of plants related to the different aspects of development, metabolism, and adaptations to the environment. The student will have the ability to update and deepen their knowledge about the different levels of plant organization.