SCIENZE BIOCHIMICHE APPLICATE ALLE BIOTECNOLOGIE AGRARIEModule BIOCHIMICA E FISIOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA SUOLO PIANTA
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: IVANA PUGLISIExpected Learning Outcomes
The course aims to provide the students the necessary tools for the comprehension of the plant responses to the different soil conditions. In particular, the dynamics related to the rhizosphere will be deepened trough the comprehension of the metabolic processes involved in the stress response.
Course Structure
The course is made of 28 hours of frontal lessons and 24 hours of other activities in which the student will acquire the basis notions on the aspects of soil fertility and plant nutrition.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.
To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and / or dispensatory measures, based on the teaching objectives and specifications needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP contact person (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and / or SLD) of the Department of Biomedical and Biotechonological Sciences.
Required Prerequisites
Detailed Course Content
Introduction. Soil genesis and evolution. Gas and liquid phase of the soil. Solid phases of the soil: inorganic and organic components. Organic matter: evolution and properties. Physical and morphological characteristics of the soil. Chemical properties of the soil: pH, anion and cation exchange. Soil fertility. Soil-root interactions: the rhizosphere. Radical absorption of water and ions. Nutritional needs of plants. Mechanisms of nutrient uptake and transport. Nitrogen cycle. Phosphorus cycle. Carbon cycle. Photosynthesis. Photorespiration. C4 and CAM plant pathways. Phloem translocation. Secondary metabolism and stress conditions. Signal transduction. Hormones and plant growth regulation.
Textbook Information
Text 1: Fondamenti di Chimica del suolo (2017). Sequi, Ciavatta, Miano. Patròn Editore, Bologna.
Text 2: Fisiologia Vegetale (2013). Taiz, Zeiger. Piccin, Padova.
Text 3: Elementi di Fisiologia Vegetale (2016). Taiz, Zeiger, Moller, Murphy. Piccin, Padova.
Text 4: Fondamenti di Biochimica agraria (2016). Pinton, Cocucci, Nannipieri, Trevisan. Patròn Editore, Bologna.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduzione. | Testo 1: Cap. 1 (Par. 1.1-1.3-1.4) |
| 2 | Genesi ed evoluzione del suolo. | Testo 1: Cap. 2 (Par. 2.1-2.2) |
| 3 | Fase gassosa e liquida del suolo. | Testo 1: Cap. 5; Testo 2: Cap.3 |
| 4 | Fase solida del suolo: componente inorganica e organica. | Testo 1: Cap. 3 e 4 |
| 5 | Sostanza organica: evoluzione e proprietà. | Testo 1: Cap. 6 (Par. 6.1-6.2-6.4) e 7 (Par. 7.1) |
| 6 | Caratteristiche fisiche e morfologiche del suolo. | Testo 1: Cap. 2 (Par. 2.4) |
| 7 | Proprietà chimiche del suolo: pH, scambio anionico e cationico | Testo 1: Cap. 8 (Par. 8.1-8.2-8.3-8.4) Cap. 9 |
| 8 | Fertilità del suolo. | Testo 1: Cap. 13 |
| 9 | Assorbimento radicale di acqua e ioni. | Testo 1: Cap. 7 (Par. 7.2) Testo 2: Cap. 4 |
| 10 | Esigenze nutrizionali delle piante. | Testo 2: Cap. 5 |
| 11 | Meccanismi di assorbimento e trasporto dei nutrienti. | Testo 2: Cap. 6 |
| 12 | Ciclo dell’azoto. | Testo 1: Cap. 6 (Par. 6.3); Testo 2: Cap. 12 |
| 13 | Ciclo del fosforo. | Testo 1: Cap 10. (Par. 10.1.1-10.1.2) |
| 14 | Ciclo del carbonio. Fotosintesi. | Testo 2: Cap. 7 |
| 15 | Fotorespirazione. Ciclo piante C4 e CAM. | Testo 2: Cap. 8 |
| 16 | Traslocazione nel floema. | Testo 2: Cap. 10 |
| 17 | Metabolismo secondario e condizioni di stress. | Testo 2: Cap. 13 |
| 18 | Trasduzione del segnale. | Testo 2: Cap. 14 |
| 19 | Gli ormoni e la regolazione della crescita della pianta. | Testo 2: Cap. 19, 20 e 21 |