Environmental plant biotechnology
A.A. 2018/2019
Learning objectives
Providing an overview of the plant biochemical and physiological processes that could be exploited both to reduce the environmental impact of the modern agricultural practices and to develop strategies and tools for the environmental monitoring and remediation.
Expected learning outcomes
"Being able to exploit the plant potential for the
environmental management and improvement."
environmental management and improvement."
Periodo: Secondo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
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Course syllabus and organization
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Secondo semestre
Programma
HERBICIDES - Mode and mechanism of action; the physiological and molecular basis of plant herbicide resistance or tolerance; development of herbicide-tolerant crops. MINERAL NUTRITION OF THE 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 bioindicators.
Informazioni sul programma
Students will be evaluated for their ability to organize and expose a presentation about the state of the art of a pertaining/relevant topic.
Propedeuticità
None.
Prerequisiti
Basic concepts of plant biology.
Materiale di riferimento
Scientific papers, reviews and other materials will be provided during the course.
Professor(s)
Ricevimento:
Ricevimento su appuntamento. Si prega di contattare via e-mail.
Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale